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Before And After Satellite Images Show Extent Of Oil Spill In Caribbean Sea
The images show the partially submerged vessel and the oil slick (black) which now extends many miles in the Caribbean Sea to the west of the island.
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Oil Slick In Gulf Of Kutch After Major Cargo Ship Collision
A major collision took place between two oil tankers in Gujarat's Gulf of Kutch on Friday night, leading to an oil slick in the Arabian sea, Gujarat's PRO Defence said today.
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Sri Lanka Spots Oil Slick From Fire-Stricken Supertanker
Sri Lanka's navy said on Tuesday that an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker off the country's east coast, as efforts to extinguish a fire on board continued.
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Oil Slick, From Sunken Iranian Tanker, Off China Coast Trebles In Size
The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China's east coast has more than trebled in size, just over a week after the ship sank in a ball of flames.
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Chennai Oil Spill: Crew Of Both Ships Being Interrogated, Can't Leave City
The crew of both ships which collided off Chennai last Saturday and caused a massive oil spill are being interrogated to fix the responsibility. Sources say both the ships and the crew will not be allowed to leave the Kamarajar port outside Chennai till the investigation into the incident is over. Chennai Port Trust Chairman P Raveendran said, "Act...
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Chennai Oil Spill Worse Than Thought, 10 More Days To Clean Up
A massive oil spill caused by the collision of two ships off Chennai last Saturday has been contained, the Coast Guard said today, rejecting speculation that the clean-up had been haphazard and delayed. Hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and fishermen, are manually collecting sludge in buckets to clear the water and reduce the d...
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Chennai Oil Spill Way Past Marina Beach, Spread By Winds And Waves
An oil spill caused by two cargo ships colliding near Chennai has affected a 30 km stretch along the coastline and is spreading because of the waves and the strong winds. Close to a thousand workers, including volunteers from engineering colleges and fishermen, are using their bare hands to clear the thick sludge that machines have failed to remov...
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No Slowing Down In Search Operations For Missing AN-32
There is no stepping down of search operations for the missing AN-32 plane belonging to Indian Air Force with 29 people on board on July 22 despite no signs of debris or oil slick on the sea surface, said a senior Indian Coast Guard official on Sunday.
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US Coast Guard Investigates Oil Slick off California Coast
The US Coast Guard was investigating a large, patchy oil sheen that appeared off the Southern California coast west of Santa Barbara on Wednesday, not far from the site of a petroleum pipeline spill in May, officials said.
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Submarine Joins Search for Missing Dornier Aircraft
A submarine has joined the search for the Dornier aircraft that went missing off the coast of Tamil Nadu on Monday. The submarine begins its search off the coast of Chidambaram, about 200 km south of Chennai. Meanwhile, a lab tests of a second oil slick in the search area failed to locate aviation fuel.
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Before And After Satellite Images Show Extent Of Oil Spill In Caribbean Sea
The images show the partially submerged vessel and the oil slick (black) which now extends many miles in the Caribbean Sea to the west of the island.
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Oil Slick In Gulf Of Kutch After Major Cargo Ship Collision
A major collision took place between two oil tankers in Gujarat's Gulf of Kutch on Friday night, leading to an oil slick in the Arabian sea, Gujarat's PRO Defence said today.
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Sri Lanka Spots Oil Slick From Fire-Stricken Supertanker
Sri Lanka's navy said on Tuesday that an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker off the country's east coast, as efforts to extinguish a fire on board continued.
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Oil Slick, From Sunken Iranian Tanker, Off China Coast Trebles In Size
The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China's east coast has more than trebled in size, just over a week after the ship sank in a ball of flames.
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Chennai Oil Spill: Crew Of Both Ships Being Interrogated, Can't Leave City
The crew of both ships which collided off Chennai last Saturday and caused a massive oil spill are being interrogated to fix the responsibility. Sources say both the ships and the crew will not be allowed to leave the Kamarajar port outside Chennai till the investigation into the incident is over. Chennai Port Trust Chairman P Raveendran said, "Act...
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Chennai Oil Spill Worse Than Thought, 10 More Days To Clean Up
A massive oil spill caused by the collision of two ships off Chennai last Saturday has been contained, the Coast Guard said today, rejecting speculation that the clean-up had been haphazard and delayed. Hundreds of volunteers, including engineering students and fishermen, are manually collecting sludge in buckets to clear the water and reduce the d...
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Chennai Oil Spill Way Past Marina Beach, Spread By Winds And Waves
An oil spill caused by two cargo ships colliding near Chennai has affected a 30 km stretch along the coastline and is spreading because of the waves and the strong winds. Close to a thousand workers, including volunteers from engineering colleges and fishermen, are using their bare hands to clear the thick sludge that machines have failed to remov...
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No Slowing Down In Search Operations For Missing AN-32
There is no stepping down of search operations for the missing AN-32 plane belonging to Indian Air Force with 29 people on board on July 22 despite no signs of debris or oil slick on the sea surface, said a senior Indian Coast Guard official on Sunday.
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US Coast Guard Investigates Oil Slick off California Coast
The US Coast Guard was investigating a large, patchy oil sheen that appeared off the Southern California coast west of Santa Barbara on Wednesday, not far from the site of a petroleum pipeline spill in May, officials said.
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Submarine Joins Search for Missing Dornier Aircraft
A submarine has joined the search for the Dornier aircraft that went missing off the coast of Tamil Nadu on Monday. The submarine begins its search off the coast of Chidambaram, about 200 km south of Chennai. Meanwhile, a lab tests of a second oil slick in the search area failed to locate aviation fuel.
