The Pigeon Express
Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas. Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said it was crucial to try to prevent the main mass of oil from […]
An oil spill off the Peruvian coast earlier this month was twice as big as previously reported, according to the country’s government. Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez said Friday that almost 12,000 barrels of oil leaked into the sea on 15 January. Officials described the spill as an “ecological disaster” to blame for the deaths of […]
A court in Mauritius hands 20-month jail sentence to the captain and first mate of a freighter that crashed into a coral reef last year, causing the Indian Ocean archipelago’s worst environmental disaster. Magistrate Ida Dookhy Rambarrun said on Monday the court had taken into consideration “the fact that both defendants pleaded guilty and apologised”. […]
About 144,000 gallons of crude oil has spilled off the coast of California, it is thought to be one of the largest oil spills in the state’s recent history. The oil spill has shut down prized beaches, damaged the environment and presented possible health hazards for local residents. An investigation into the pipeline leak clarifies […]
A new study conducted by the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science reveals how oil dissipates in the oceans after spills. The study talks about the effects of chemical dispersants on the marine environment. It demonstrates under realistic environmental conditions, oil drifting in oceans after a spill could photo-oxidise into […]
Volunteers in Lebanon began cleaning beaches on Saturday after an oil spill deposited tar over large stretches of the coast in the southern part of the country. A storm more than a week ago threw tonnes of the sticky, black substance onto beaches in neighbouring Israel, apparently after leaking from an oil tanker off the […]
Turtles rescued from an oil spill that has left globs of black tar across Israel’s coastline were being given mayonnaise as medicine. Officials at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center say the condiment is helping to clear the reptiles’ digestive tracts. The oil spill is one of Israel’s worst environmental disasters on record. Officials are […]
Thousands of Mauritians took part in a march in capital, Port Louis, against the authorities’ handling of a massive oil spill, and the discovery of 39 dead dolphins. Demonstrators dressed in black, carried national flags called on the government to resign. Many t-shirts with the inscription: “I love my country. I’m ashamed of my government.” […]
Japan is sending a second team of experts to Mauritius to help clean up tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned ship after it ran aground earlier this month. Six members of the team are travelling to Mauritius from Japan, with the leader of the group joining from New York. “The oil leak from […]
A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground over three weeks ago, leaked tonnes of oil near Mauritius has split apart. MV Wakashio, the carrier struck a coral a reef off Mauritius on July 25 and its hull began to crack after days of pounding waves. About 1,000 tons of heavy oil are estimated to have […]
Russian prosecutors have ordered checks at “particularly dangerous installations” built on permafrost after a huge oil spill in the Arctic. An emergency was declared after 20,000 tonnes of diesel leaked into a river when a tank at a power plant near the city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday. Initial Russian inquiries suggest ground subsidence as […]