BEIJING (Reuters) – A sunken Iranian oil tanker may be leaking heavy bunker fuel as well as light oil off the east coast of China and the best remedy was to recover the vessel, officials said on Friday. It was unclear how much bunker fuel was left aboard …
China is preparing to send underwater robots to investigate the hull of a sunken Iranian tanker that has created oil slicks covering 100 sq km of ocean, marking one of the worst shipping disasters in recent years. The underwater operation, which will also …
Chinese maritime authorities will deploy deep-sea divers to assess the wreck and plug oil leaks from an Iranian tanker that exploded and sank in the East China Sea on Sunday. An emergency task force official and a leading marine specialist said on Tuesday …
Crews in West Virginia are working to clean up an oil spill after learning of a reported sunken boat, the Coast Guard said in a news release Wednesday night. At 7:40 a.m., members of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Huntington got word from the vessel …
Miles of shoreline along some of Greece’s most popular beaches has been left blackened following a huge oil spill from a sunken tanker. The Agia Zoni II ship, which was 45 years old, sank near the island of Salamis on Sunday night. By Wednesday, the spill …
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Diesel fuel and hydraulic oil are leaking into the San Francisco Bay after powerful winds capsized a freight barge near the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge early Friday. Authorities say they are preparing to clean a maximum of 4,000 …
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Sunken vessel's owner says it spent P55M to address oil spill off Cebu
InterAksyon CEBU CITY — 2GO Group Inc., owner of the sunken MV St. Thomas Aquinas, said it has spent at least P55 million to address the oil spill caused by the sinking of its passenger vessel near Lauis Ledge, Talisay City last August 16. Earlier, Department of … We've already spent P55M: 2GO Oil spill damages demanded from firms in ferry sinking 2 ships in collision asked to pay P41M |
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Oil spill from sunken ferry in Philippines hurts coastline, fishermen
CNN (CNN) — The ferry disaster in the southern Philippines that has so far left more than 60 people dead and dozens more missing is also turning into an environmental catastrophe for the surrounding area as spilled fuel contaminates coastlines. The St … Cebu oil spill 'manageable' Cebu oil spill reaches 5 barangays DENR assessing oil spill damage, penalties eyed for those liable |
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Oil spill from sunken ship affects 5 coastal villages in Cebu town
Inquirer.net CEBU CITY—The oil spill from the MV St. Thomas Aquinas, the passenger vessel of 2Go that sank Friday evening after it collided with a cargo vessel, has affected five barangays (villages) of Cordova town. In a press release, DENR-7 Regional Executive … Oil spill worries Cebu fishers, triggers probe 2Go Group hires divers, experts to manage oil spill from ship collision 2GO focuses on containing oil spill from sunken ship |
COUPEVILLE — The sinking of the Deep Sea in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island has cost the state an estimated $ 350,000 so far, the state Department of Ecology said last week. The 140-foot crab boat sank May 13 after catching fire shortly before …
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