News tagged with “oil spill”. Found:
114 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 114 tagged news reports
Cops confirm retrieved drums contain sulfur, gear oil
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
Credibility
Philippines � The provincial police of Romblon confirmed on Monday that the two drums fished out of Sibuyan Island waters contained gear oil and sulfur, a radio report said. Police officials from San Fernando town said they were able to confirm the...
Tags: Stars, mv princess, Philippine Coast Guard, task force, Romblon, Sulpicio Lines Inc., oil spill, San Fernando
Ghost stories emerge from 'Princess' tragedy
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
Credibility Ghost stories have begun to emerge as retrieval efforts for bodies and a container van of endosulfan from the capsized MV Princes of the Stars off Romblon nears three weeks. Carlo Mateo reported that one of the more recent tales ranged from seamen having...
Tags: Romblon, Sibuyan Island, mv princess, capsized mv, Stars, oil spill, Philippine Coast Guard, Carlo Mateo
Top US court slashes Exxon oil damages
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility The long-running legal battle stretches back to March 24, 1989 when the Exxon Valdez crashed into a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude into the sea in the US's worst oil disaster. After the spill, ExxonMobil spent...
Tags: Exxon Valdez, oil spill, punitive damages, Exxon Mobil Corp., valdez oil, Alaskans, US Supreme Court, court slashes, slashes exxon, damages cut
DENR units near sea mishap site told to prepare vs possible oil spill
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
Credibility Thursday to keep an eye for any possible oil spill from the capsized MV Princess of the Stars passenger ferry off Romblon...Romblon," to prepare to respond to such a scenario. "You must be vigilant and ready to get into action at the first sign of an...
Tags: oil spill
Pipeline bursts near Shell refinery in Martinez
Martinez :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility A small amount of oil mixed in water spilled into wetlands from a pipeline in Martinez today as crews were working on it, authorities said. Workers were conducting pressure testing of a 300-foot section of pipeline at 10:45 a.m. at 2000 Marina Vista when...
Tags: Martinez, crude oil, oil spill, hazardous materials, Shell, Marina Vista Road, shell refinery
60 bodies recovered in Masbate - Navy spokesman
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
Credibility The number of recovered bodies in San Pascual town and Burias Island both in Masbate province has risen to 60, the spokesman for the Philippine Navy said Wednesday...Edgard Arevalo said the bodies were found in different locations: three at Balana Point,...
Tags: Philippine Navy, Burias Island, mv princess, Masbate, Stars, Edgard Arevalo, oil spill, San Pascual, masbate province, navy spokesman
Dozens of dead, oil-covered penguins appear on Uruguayan beaches
Montevideo :: Uruguay | about 1 year ago
Credibility At least 60 dead penguins washed up on Uruguay's coast Sunday in an incident that an environmentalist linked to a fuel spill following a boat crash near Montevideo's port days ago. Another 34 penguins, covered in oil but alive, also appeared on the beaches...
Tags: environment, oil spill, fuel spill
Company blames feds for spill
Cota :: Colombia | about 1 year ago
Credibility The shipping company that owned the Cosco Busan when it struck the Bay Bridge in November has claimed the resulting oil spill was the government's fault for licensing a bay pilot with a history of drug and alcohol abuse. The "counterclaims" were contained...
Tags: oil spill, Cosco Busan, alcohol abuse, Justice Department, owner blames, environmental laws, bay oil, San Francisco Bay, contained ship
Fuel oil spills from ships near Uruguay
Montevideo :: Uruguay | about 1 year ago
Credibility Officials say they are fighting a 13-mile-long (21-kilometer-long) fuel-oil spill caused by the collision of two ships just outside the harbor of Uruguay's capital...Marcelo Larrobla says an undetermined amount of fuel oil was released after the Greece-registered...
Tags: oil spill, Uruguayan, Montevideo, fuel oil, Buenos Aires, near montevideo, spill causing, bird near, ships collide, registered sea
Oil slick spotted off Valencia coastline
Efe :: Turkey | about 1 year ago
Credibility Photo EFE enlarge photo The origin of the slick is still to be established by the authorities, and Valencia Port has been placed on alert. A 3.7 kilometre long and 50 metre wide slick is reported to be advancing towards the La Malvarrosa beache in Valencia.
Tags: Valencia Port, enlarge photo, Photo EFE, efe enlarge, Spain, oil spill, Mayor of Marbella
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
