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Cargo ship captain granted bail over oil spill
Sydney :: Australia | 8 months ago
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Bernardino Gonzalos Santos, 47, was at the helm of the Pacific Adventurer when it spilled more than 200,000 litres of heavy fuel oil off the south-east coast last month. He has been charged under the Transport Marine Operations Act and faces a maximum...
Tags: oil spill, Australian, pacific adventurer, granted bail
Government files civil lawsuit against BP
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility It alleges the company illegally discharged more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil from pipelines onto the North Slope during two major oil spills in 2006...The government claims BP failed to prepare and implement spill prevention and control plans in...
Tags: Alaska) Inc., BP Alaska, oil spill, civil lawsuit, bp exploration, U.S, filed civil
Oil spill 'had minimal effect on birds'
Brisbane :: Australia | 8 months ago
Credibility S worst oil spill had a minimal effect on birdlife, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. While more than 100 birds were affected, the EPA said the figure was less than 1 per cent of the total number of birds observed at oil-contaminated...
Tags: oil spill
24 March
Taean :: South Korea | 8 months ago
Credibility All of those individuals and associated businesses are still waiting to be made whole nearly 20 years after the Valdez spill... All states must be able to protect their coastlines from toxic spills by punishing reckless behavior. Washington Attorney General...
Tags: Exxon Valdez, William Sound, Prince William of Wales, crude oil, oil spill, valdez spill, million gallons
News.com.au: Oil-slick cargo found
Brisbane :: Australia | 8 months ago
Credibility THE Navy may have found all 31 containers that fell from a ship off Moreton Island two weeks ago, causing southeast Queensland's worst oil spill. It is hoped the weather will be calm enough tommorrow for the launch of submersible vehicles to determine...
Family believe missing mans body found
Wellington :: New Zealand | 8 months ago
Credibility Family believe missing man's body found 23/03/2009 8:24:03 The family of missing Lower Hutt man Stephen Adams has confirmed his body been found. The 50-year-old disappeared seven weeks ago and his family has been searching desperately for him since....
Tags: Wellington, missing man, NZPA, oil spill
Rescue mission to save oil spill turtles
Sydney :: Australia | 8 months ago
Credibility Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rangers, trained volunteers and council officers have mounted a round-the-clock watch over 21 turtle nests on the Sunshine Coast waiting for the young to emerge. Cages have been put over each nest to stop the baby...
Tags: oil spill, turtle hatchlings
Transportation Safety Board releases report on Burnaby oil spill
Toronto :: Canada | 8 months ago
Credibility The pipeline rupture in 2007 caused widespread damage to homes and fears of long-term environmental effects. (Sprint Media) The Transportation Safety Board released on Wednesday the final results of an investigation into the pipeline rupture that blackened...
Tags: oil spill, Transportation Safety Board, crude oil, B.C, pipeline rupture, report says, North Burnaby
Brisbane Mayor Praises Oil Spill Clean-up
Alaska :: AK :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility While Brisbane's lord mayor wants a Royal Commission into the allegedly bungled clean-up of the oil spill in south-east Queensland, the mayor closest to the action has praised the clean-up effort. The Pacific Adventurer spewed 250 tonnes of heavy black...
Tags: oil spill, Royal Commission, Queensland, cargo ship, Pacific Adventurer, east queensland, Moreton Island, Royal Australian Navy
Storms slow oil spill recovery efforts
Brisbane :: Australia | 8 months ago
Credibility Queensland authorities say overnight storms may have set back oil spill recovery efforts on polluted beaches on Moreton Island, off Brisbane. Strong winds from overnight storms blew sand over large patches of oil-crusted beaches, making the island look...
Tags: oil spill, Queensland, Moreton Island, east queensland
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