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Bulgaria's Varna Endangered By Huge Oil Spill

Varna :: Bulgaria | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

This was announced Thursday by the Varna newspaper "Narodno Delo". The information has also been confirmed by the Russian Internet site "Kosmicheskii Monitoring" (Satellite Monitoring). Around 3:00 pm Moscow time on May 22, Moscow experts working on the...

Tags: Russian Black Sea, Bulgaria, oil spill, Varna

Finland develops new equipment for treating oiled birds

Helsinki :: Finland | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Finnish experts have developed new equipment to treat birds affected by oil spills, the country's Environment Ministry said Tuesday. The equipment, consisting of three containers for medical care, washing and drying facilities, can be quickly transported...

Tags: oil spill, Finland

Ship's pilot was on meds for depression, anxiety, officials say

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board also revealed that Capt. John Cota's pilot's license was suspended shortly after the Nov. 7 incident when top Coast Guard officials found out about the medications he was taking. Safety board

Tags: John Cota, oil spill, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Cosco Busan, Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board, container ship, spill pilot, prescription drugs

Transcript released in Cosco Busan oil spill

Cota :: Colombia | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The pilot of the freighter that sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog last November confused the center of the channel with one of the bridge towers, a grave miscalculation that pierced the ship's hull, spewing 55,000 gallons

Tags: oil spill, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, dense fog, San Francisco Bay, Cosco Busan

Bills aim to minimize oil spill effects

Berkeley :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Nearly five months after a cargo ship struck the Bay Bridge and spilled more than 53,000 gallons of bunker oil into the San Francisco Bay, lawmakers unveiled nine bills Monday to try to prevent future spills while improving local authorities'

Tags: san francisco, oil spill

EPA Takes Over Calif. Oil Spill Cleanup

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Environmental Protection Agency is taking over the cleanup of an oil spill after failed efforts by a company with a long record of similar contamination...Officials announced the federal takeover of the site in the Santa Barbara County city of Santa

Tags: oil spill, Santa Barbara County, failed efforts, long record

West coast prepares to tackle oil spills

Mumbai :: India | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Indian Coast Guard�s (ICG) efforts to combat oil spill disasters have finally paid off, with the first of the three Pollution Control Vessels (PCV), equipped with latest equipment set to arrive in the city by September. �One of the vessels

Tags: oil spill

Fog scared off other ships on day of Cosco Busan crash, report finds

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The container ship that hit the Bay Bridge in November, spilling 53,000 gallons of oil into the bay, was the only one of five large vessels to set sail as scheduled in a fog that severely limited visibility, the Coast Guard said today. The decision

Tags: Cosco Busanï, Coast Guard, large vessels, heavy fog, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, oil spill, big ship

Ships fail test for spill alerts

Sacramento :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

E-Mail | A large number of cargo ships visiting California ports may be unable to perform an important task after an oil spill: phoning critical agencies and emergency teams within 30 minutes. In public records obtained by The Bee, 21 of 164 ships

Tags: oil spill

Ship Pilot Charged in San Francisco Bay Spill

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The pilot of a ship that spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last November was charged by federal prosecutors today with criminal negligence and breaking ...

Tags: San Francisco Bay Bridge, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, oil spill, MV Cosco Busan, pilot charged, environmental laws, container ship, John Joseph Cota, criminal negligence, cargo ship

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