… of the ASG, the Clean Island Council (CIC) and the Marine Spill Response Corporation may also be involved in the response operation. For contingency planning purposes American Samoa is included, together…
… for the BES Islands was produced in 2014. This provides specific guidance to personnel who may be involved in a spill response on the BES Islands and works in partnership with the Emergency Response Plan for…
…Tim Wadsworth has degrees in engineering and in law. He joined ITOPF in 1991 and has been involved subsequently in many spills internationally, assisting primarily in the assessment of claims for compensation. Tim…
… has been made for particular chemicals, including the type of chemical and probable quantity involved, which covers the ports of Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin and Swinoujscie. Additionally, there is a…
… (in French). The Democratic Republic of Congo is part of the GIWACAF project and activitely involved in its initiatives focused on strengthening national oil spill response capacities as well as…
On 23rd February 1977, HAWAIIAN PATRIOT, fully loaded with 99,000 tonnes of light Indonesian crude oil, en route from Indonesia to Honolulu, reported a crack in its hull plating during a storm. This
…ITOPF has been heavily involved in Interspill 2025, a keystone conference for the pollution response industry which took place at ExCel London between 8 and 10 April.
ITOPF has welcomed three new members to its Technical Team this autumn, Shania Hughes as Technical Support Coordinator and Ayumi Therrien and Sue Ware as Technical Advisers.
… oil release occurs immediately after an incident. Information such as the oil type or the quantities involved may not be known. As the incident develops, more accurate data will improve the output of the…
