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AUSTRALIA: Cause of WA oil spill revealed
The source of the truth about what really happened to cause this devastating oil spill is a senior installation contractor, who was working near the drilling operation on August 21, the day the leak occurred."Cause of WA oil spill revealedDAVID PRESTIPINONovember 10, 2009 -...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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82 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico off Texas Releases 18,000 Gallons
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas has released 18,000 gallons of oil in to the ocean due to a tanker collision; thankfully the leak has been secured now. An 820 foot Liberian ship called the Krymsk collided with an offshore supply vessel, but the ship... Guilty - San Francisco Oil Spill Captain Faces Jailtime
First rumored on gCaptain's maritime forum last week, the news is now official… John Cota, pilot of the Cosco Busan, has plead guilty to charges and faces jail time. The San Francisco Chronicle tells us; The...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 38 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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58 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Irish Oil Slick Caused by Russian Navy
An oil slick that was first spotted nearly two weeks ago off Ireland's southwest coast has finally been attributed to the Russian navy after they admitted to it today. The spill has been linked to an aircraft... Oil spill off Argentine coast
An oil spill caused by a two ship collision off the coast of Uruguay is headed towards Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital.Workers are battling to contain the 20 km long spill before it reaches the city."Officials...Oil spill in South Korea: reports from the scene
The oil spill on the western shores of South Korea is being called the country's worst marine disaster. " A total of 2,100 hectares of marine farms, and six beaches covering a 221-hectare area, have been hit by...
created by cynthia yoo | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1349 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Breaking News: Major Oil Spill off the coast of South Korea
From the New York Times:
A Hong Kong-registered oil tanker leaked 10,810 tons, or 66,000 barrels, of crude oil off South Korea’s stormy west coast today, officials said, in what was estimated to be the... San Francisco Pilot’s Report Published
The San Francisco Chronicle has published the Pilot’s Report on the
Cosco Busan Incident. Here are the parts of interest to mariners;
" Meadows said problems also cropped up in “bridge management,”
the...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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746 views | 15 recommendations | 5 comments
Cosco Busan Audio Files - San Francisco Oil Spill
We at gCaptain's Maritime Blog thought we would list a few podcasts, interviews and audio files that relate to the Cosco Busan Incident and the resultant oil spill in San Francisco Bay. If you find any more of...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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583 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Local Bloggers on the San Francisco Oil Spill
Thought it might be interesting to hear from some local writers who have seen the recent San Francisco oil spill spill first hand. See our additional coverage here. The following is an excerpt from a couple who stumbled onto the oil spill yesterday (Monday)."The company... Reporting Errors in San Francisco Oil Spill.
gCaptain's editors have been amazed lately by the number of errors in both media
reports and political commentary related to the the container ship Cosco Busan that allided with San Francisco's Bay Bridge. We...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
726 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
726 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
No hope for San Francisco's oil spill seabirds! - AdventureImagery.com
Unfortunately, there is little hope for the oil covered seabirds of San Francisco Bay.In 2002 I witnessed and produced a documentary on the Prestige oil spill in northern Spain, the worst environmental disaster in...
created by AdventureImagery.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
578 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
578 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
Tanker Grounded off Coney Island, NY
This just in from gCaptain.com After experiencing a steering problem the tanker “White Sea” ran aground off of Coney Island New York. The Gotahamist tells us:
" The White Sea, has run aground in the Ambrose Channel,
which is a shipping channel south of Lower New York Bay,...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
837 views | 24 recommendations | 5 comments
837 views | 24 recommendations | 5 comments
Trouble in Paradise, Ro-Ro Sinks Off Ibiza Spain
Reports are starting to arrive of the Ro-Ro ship “Don Pedro” sinking off the coast of Ibiza, Spain. In a translated version of the story local newspaper diario de ibiza we learn the following:
"The
accident took place to the 3,05 hours, ten minutes after “Don... Trouble in Paradise, Ro-Ro Sinks Off Ibiza Spain
Reports are starting to arrive of the Ro-Ro ship “Don Pedro” sinking off the coast of Ibiza, Spain. In a translated version of the story local newspaper diario de ibiza we learn the following: "The accident took place to the 3,05 hours, ten minutes after “Don...
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