Oil Spill
Mysterious oil spill sparks national emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
World
February 14, 2024
Mysterious oil spill sparks national emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
CNN — An overturned vessel has caused a huge oil spill along Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline, in what the Caribbean…
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
World
October 9, 2021
California spill not the environmental disaster first feared
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast,…
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question
World
October 6, 2021
Delay after alarm puts California spill response in question
Amplify Energy’s emergency response plan for a major oil spill like the one it’s now dealing with in coastal Southern…
Records show slow response to report of California oil spill
World
October 5, 2021
Records show slow response to report of California oil spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard received the first report of a possible oil spill off the…
Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches
Middle East
February 23, 2021
Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches
PALMACHIM BEACH, Israel (AP) — A small Israeli task force scoured the sands of a nature reserve along Israel’s Mediterranean…
Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil devastates coast
Middle East
February 22, 2021
Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil devastates coast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill…
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Environment
August 12, 2020
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage…
Iran clears oil spill in northern Gulf region, IRNA agency reports
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Iran clears oil spill in northern Gulf region, IRNA agency reports
(Reuters) – Iranian teams have cleaned up an oil slick near field in the northern region of the Gulf that…
Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez – UN
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez – UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) — If action is not taken to deal with a deteriorating oil tanker stranded off the coast…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…