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The removal of oil from sunken vessels including SOLAR 1 - some technical considerations (2007)

The removal of oil from sunken vessels including SOLAR 1 - some technical considerations (2007)

Following the sinking of the tanker PRESTIGE in the Atlantic Ocean in 2002, a consortium headed by the Spanish oil company, REPSOL, designed and implemented a system for the removal of 13,000 tonnes…

Sunken oil and the removal of oil from sunken wrecks (2008)

Sunken oil and the removal of oil from sunken wrecks (2008)

Following the technical triumph of removing most of the oil from the sunken wreck of the PRESTIGE, interest and expectations have been raised in equal measure.

The oil spill response to the Sea Diamond incident (2009)

The oil spill response to the Sea Diamond incident (2009)

In April 2007 the 1500 passenger cruise ship SEA DIAMOND was involved in a tragic incident which resulted in the loss of two lives and the sinking of the vessel near the Greek island of Santorini.

The NAKHODKA oil spill response - The Technical Adviser's perspective (1997)

The NAKHODKA oil spill response - The Technical Adviser's perspective (1997)

The NAKHODKA oil spill was undoubtedly the most significant marine oil pollution incident to have occurred in 1997, and the most serious tanker spill ever in Japan.

United Kingdom

Notification of spills should be made to the nearest HM Coastguard Rescue Centre. MCA Counter Pollution & Response (for Oil & HNS) The Maritime & Coastguard Agency Spring Place 105…

Ukraine

State Inspectorate for Protection of the Black Sea 30, R. Luksemburg Str. Odessa 27001 Tel: +380-482 711 7965 Fax: +380-482 711 7965 National Aquatic Search and Rescue Service Ministry of…

United Arab Emirates

Federal Transport Authority Dusit Thani Offices Building 13th Floor Abu Dhabi PO Box: 900 Tel: +971 2 4182222, 24182322 Fax: +971 2 6506027 marine@fta.gov.ae Dubai Police Marine Pollution Control…

SEA DIAMOND 3 years on... Dealing with continual leakage from sunken wrecks (2010)

SEA DIAMOND 3 years on... Dealing with continual leakage from sunken wrecks (2010)

In April, 2007 the cruise ship SEA DIAMOND ran aground and sank off the Greek island of Santorini.The following paper picks up the story, 3 years on, looks at the current situation, compares it in a…

Virgin Islands (US)

US Coast Guard Sector San Juan 5 Calle La Puntilla San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel: +1 787 289 2041 Fax: +1 787 729 6706 National Response Center Room 2611 2100 Second Street SW Washington DC…

Virgin Islands (UK)

Conservation & Fisheries Department PO Box 3323 Road Town, Tortola, VG 1110 (POC Kelvin Penn) Tel: +1 284 468 2700 Fax: +1 284 468 2781 kepenn@gov.vg Royal Virgin Islands Polic Force (Marine…