Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
Reuters Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait following an oil spill in the Black Sea last month. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russia-installed Governor of the city of Sevastopol, […]
Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than initially thought, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. The oil leaked from two ageing tankers that were hit by a storm on 15th December. One sank and the other ran aground. People […]
Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill
Lima, Peru Reuters Peru’s government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last weekend spilled a crude oil shipment into surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean. A vessel carrying out pre-shipment maneuvers caused the spill on Saturday at a terminal of Peru’s Talara refinery in northern […]
Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia’s Black Sea coast
Vityazevo, Russia Reuters Volunteers struggled on Friday to shovel up tons of sticky oil from Russia’s Black Sea coastline following what President Vladimir Putin has called an ecological disaster. The oil spilled from two ageing Russian oil tankers that were severely damaged by a weekend storm in the Kerch Strait that separates southern Russia from […]
Oil spill reported off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country’s north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, five sources told Reuters on Saturday. Workers clean the beach after an oil spill, in Boca de Aroa, Venezuela, on 16th August, 2024. PICTURE: […]
Philippine oil spill reaches fishing town, threatens livelihoods
Tanza, Philippines Reuters An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing village, threatening the health and livelihood of fishermen, as efforts began to mop up the fuel. MT Terra Nova was carrying 1.5 million litres of industrial […]
Oil spill threatens Philippines capital after tanker capsizes
Manila, The Philippines Reuters A marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sank in rough seas off the Philippines on Thursday, causing the death of a crew member and an oil spill that could spread to waters off the capital Manila, officials said. Sixteen of the 17 crew members of MT Terra Nova have been rescued, Transportation […]
Tobago’s tourism, fishing hit as oil slick spreads across Caribbean
Sacborough, Tobago Reuters Nine days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders and authorities, prompting nations across the Caribbean to coordinate a response. The spill has spread miles from Tobago’s shore, the area first hit by the […]
Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Reuters An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline in the Caribbean is entering into Grenada’s waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago’s Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters on Thursday. Eight days after Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard first spotted the oil from a capsized vessel whose owner […]
Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean Sea, cleanup progresses
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Reuters A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago’s shore, portions of the stain are moving in opposite directions into the Caribbean Sea, the island’s emergency management agency (TEMA) said on Wednesday. First responders and volunteers have been trying to contain the 12 kilometre-long spill, which […]