Salvage complete of tanker at center of oil spill scare

Salvage complete of tanker at center of oil spill scare after being hit by Houthi rebels in Red Sea
An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a major oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, according private security firm Ambrey
Tanker hit by Houthi rebels that threatened a Red Sea oil spill has been salvaged
An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels and threatening a massive oil spill has been salvaged, a security firm said Friday. The Sounion had been a disaster-in-waiting in the waterway,
New Oil Spill Detected In Black Sea From Stricken Russian Tanker
Fresh oil started pouring from a stricken Russian tanker in the Black Sea on Friday, said officials in Moscow, as Ukraine warned of "terrible environmental consequences" from the spill.
Putin says more needs to be done to clean up Black Sea oil spill
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more needed to be done to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea, saying efforts so far appeared to have been insufficient to deal with the ecological disaster.
A Black Sea Oil Spill Killed Over 30 Cetaceans In December
The Black Sea is home to different cetacean species — some endangered — and it was the site of an oil spill in the middle of December that killed 31 of them.
Salvage of oil tanker damaged in Houthi attack completed
The recovery of the oil tanker Sounion, which was attacked and badly damaged by the Yemeni Houthi militia in the Red Sea last year, has been successfully completed, according to a security service provider.
Oil tanker that sparked fears of Red Sea spill gets salvaged
An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, a security firm said on Friday. The ‘Sounion’ had been a disaster in waiting in the waterway,
Black Sea oil spill widens, Russian authorities say
Emergency workers toiling to clean up an oil spill in the Black Sea have detected seven new slicks, a Russian official told ...
Island family hit with $345,000 bill from P.E.I. government after oil spill
An Island couple has been handed a $345,915 environmental cleanup bill from the P.E.I. government, more than a year after a ...
Dozens of dolphins and other marine mammals found dead after massive oil tanker spill in Russia
An animal rescue group said 61 dead cetaceans - an order of aquatic mammals that includes whales and dolphins - had been ...
More than 30 dolphins have died since an oil spill near southern Russia, experts say
A dolphin rescue center in Russia says 32 dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three ...
Putin Criticises Oil Spill Cleanup, Weeks After It Began
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticised the clean up of a major oil spill in the Black Sea and created a new task force to take over the operation, almost four weeks after the spill ...
Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol
Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the coast ...
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Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
MOSCOW, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russian investigators have determined that an oil spill from two tankers in the Black Sea last month was smaller than initially thought, the Transport Ministry said on ...
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Government agency investigates another major oil spill at Shell facility in Nigeria: 'Would be unconscionable for Shell to pack up ... without cleaning up its mess'
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency works to ensure oil companies are complying with government regulations.