Tag: Oil Spill
Skipper of Fire-Stricken Tanker Charged With ‘Oil Spill’ Charges
Sri Lanka indicts Greek skipper of fire-stricken tanker for inflicting oil spill and not reporting environmental harm.
Steiros Ilas Kardany, who’s presently in...
[Watch] Tanker May Explode! Fire Aboard Oil Tanker
A massive oil tanker on fire off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka is being towed out to sea amid fears of a...
Mauritius Oil Spill: Government Could Have Claimed $285 Million As Compensation
The Mauritian Government is pressing for compensation from the ship's owners that caused the accident.
Several analyses by trade agencies and law firms...
What the August Oil Spills of Mauritius & Venezuela Tells About...
August has been a very bad month for the ocean, having been battered by oil spills, explosions, and poorly regulated shipping, writes Nishan Degnarain...
[Watch] Mauritius Oil Spill Protest Derail COVID Affected Port Louis
Thousands of people have marched through the Mauritian capital, Port Louis, protesting against the government's response to a massive oil spill off the...
Panama, IMO Drawn Into ‘Mauritius Disaster’ International Cover Up
Wakashio has brought heartache to islanders of Mauritius.
Various governments have expressed discomfort with the sinking of the front section of the vessel.
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Satellite Images Show Mauritius Ship Towed Towards Antarctica
An overhead satellite image taken on Wednesday 19 August at 7.39 am shows Wakashio wreck being towed out to sea in the direction of...
Mauritius Plans To Scuttle Wrecked Giant Bulker Amidst Warnings
Mauritius to scuttle the oil-spill tanker that ran aground off its shores.
Nagashiki Shipping, apologised for the incident and will support the crew...
Mauritius Receives International Aid Over Oil Spill
Countries around the world are rushing to the aid of Mauritius.
Mauritius PM declared a national emergency as oil continues to leak from...
[Watch] Emergency Declared As Stranded Bulker Spills Fuel Oil
Mauritius declared an environmental emergency on Friday over fuel oil leak from stranded Japanese bulk carrier off the country's coast, reports Kyodo News.
Danger for...