Navigating under Liberian flag, the MV Atlantik Confidence, bearing 150 tons of fuel sank off the shores of Oman. On the route to the port of Sohar, a dire fire swept through the ship on March 31. The rapid reaction…
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Last June, the Canadian Coast Guard have filed a complaint against the MV Clipper Adventurer cruise ship and its owners. They claimed a $500,000 compensation for the damages caused by the shipwreck. The MV Clipper Adventurer cruise ship ran aground…
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The Costa Concordia carried in its tanks more than 2000 tons of oil. This accident has already had a big echo in the maritime industry and especially put the ever-increasing size of ships back at the center of the debate.…
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In-depth case study on the Rena oil spill, New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster, highlights the critical need for easy, rapid access to shipboard oil tanks The Maritime Passive Safety Association (MPS) in partnership with JLMD Ecologic Group has launched their…
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Another year has drawn to a close, a year marked by several striking images, such as the sinking of the Rena in New Zealand, and more recently the TK Bremen in Brittany. These images have been broadcast around the world,…
Read MoreWWF marine advocate Bob Zuur out at night on penguin patrol as part of the Oiled Wildlife Response team.
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A 47,000-ton Liberian-flagged cargo ship, the 236-meter Rena, struck the Astrolabe reef, 22 km away from the Tauranga Port (New Zealand) on Wednesday October 5. hydraulic oil is since spilling from the vessel into the water.
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