Crews clean oil spill from bay
COCODRIE -- An estimated 60,000 gallons of crude oil was discharged into a busy inshore waterway Thursday after a break in a Shell petroleum pipeline in Terrebonne Bay, authorities said.
http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=HC&Date=20030131
&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=301310323&Ref=AR&Profile=1026

Wreck to remain 'until autumn'
The sunken freighter Tricolor could remain a hazard in the Channel until the early autumn, it has emerged.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2713963.stm

WWF urges special protection from oil spills in sensitive Mediterranean areas
Rome, Italy - The recent sinking of the cargo vessel Nicole in the Adriatic Sea, Italy and of the barge Spabunker IV off the Andalucian bay of Algeciras, Gibraltar, once again illustrate the insufficient control over ships in areas highly vulnerable to harmful impacts of shipping activities. WWF urges Mediterranean governments to put these areas under special protection of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
http://www.oneworld.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi?root=129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epanda
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100 percent of free-floating oil cleaned up from Enbridge oil spill
Cleanup efforts now focusing on oil slush and oill-stained ice As of this morning, 100 percent of the free-oil product that spilled onto the Nemadji River Friday has been cleaned up, said a company spokesperson this morning.
http://www.superior-wi.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=131061&refe r_url=

Oil spill reaches Belgian coastline, damaging wildlife, beaches
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Oil leaking from the sunken cargo ship Tricolor was beginning to wash ashore along the Belgian coastline, damaging wildlife and beaches, officials said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-01-30/s_2429.asp

E.U. calls for stricter international maritime safety rules
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Union Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio called on the international community Wednesday to make stronger commitments to maritime safety to prevent future environmental damage from oil spills on the high seas.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-01-30/s_2428.asp

Danger wrecks checked from air
AERIAL surveillance is taking place to keep watch on oil seeping from two sunken ships between Britain and Holland.
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/Content/news/story.asp?datetime=30+Jan+2003+23%3A20
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IPED29+Jan+2003+15%3A20%3A30%3A897

Russian captain accused of oil spill on Great Barrier Reef
BRISBANE, Australia -- The Russian captain of a container ship appeared in an Australian court Tuesday accused of discharging an 80-kilometer (50-mile) oil slick onto the world-heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-01-29/s_2393.asp

Oil spill near Invercargill
Environment Southland is battling a heavy fuel oil spill on Oreti Beach just south of Invercargill.
http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,165043-1-7,00.html

A little luck and honesty minimized impact of oil spill
There aren't many word combinations that quicken the heart more than "oil spill," and hearing the admission by the Enbridge Energy Partners Saturday morning that more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an underground pipe over the weekend was a little scary.
http://www.superior-wi.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=4&story_id=131059&refe r_url=

Rusting of Prestige to Worsen Oil Spill Disaster
MADRID - Thousands more tons of toxic fuel will eventually spill from the wreck of the sunken oil tanker Prestige off the Spanish coast as the ship's hull rusts, according to a report published Tuesday.
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/nation/5048123.htm

Cleanup crews still working on oil spill
SUPERIOR - Emergency crews continued working Sunday to clean up nearly
19,000 gallons of crude oil that spilled onto the frozen Nemadji River when a pipeline ruptured.
http://www.wisinfo.com/heraldtimes/news/archive/local_8354796.shtml

Hundreds of birds wash ashore after oil spill off Belgium
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Hundreds of dead, oil-stained birds washed ashore over the weekend and an oil spill from a sunken cargo ship in the English Channel closed in on Belgian beaches Sunday.
http://www.bakersfield.com/24hour/healthscience/story/736347p-5362013c.html

U.S. troops enter Colombia Special Forces begin dangerous training to protect pipeline
ARAUCA, Colombia - American Army Special Forces teams moved last week into what a senior U.S. intelligence official calls "the most dangerous place in Colombia," to begin training Colombian soldiers to protect an often-bombed 500-mile oil pipeline that runs along a porous border with neighboring Venezuela.
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/nation/5032341.htm

Cleanup crews still working on oil spill
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Emergency crews continued working Sunday to clean up nearly 19,000 gallons of crude oil that spilled onto the frozen Nemadji River when a pipeline ruptured.
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/5032551.htm

Free travel for oil spill volunteers
As fresh slicks from Prestige wash ashore, Iberia offers plane tickets to clean-up crews People from across Spain who have volunteered to help clean up Galicia's oil-polluted beaches were offered free flights to the north-west of Spain by the national airline, Iberia, yesterday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/waste/story/0,12188,882022,00.html

US will help Spain clean up after tanker disaster
MADRID — The United States will send scientists specializing in oil spills to Spain to advise on repairing the environmental damage wrought by the sunken tanker Prestige, officials said.
http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2003/01/01242003/reu_49402.asp

Georgia/Azerbaijan: Security A Concern As Pipeline Construction Set To Begin
Security for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline may soon be challenged as the project prepares to start construction in the volatile Caucasus region next month. In recent days, officials in both Georgia and Azerbaijan have raised alarms that could link the pipeline to regional conflicts.
http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/01/23012003153609.asp

Rusting of Prestige to Worsen Oil Spill Disaster
MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands more tons of toxic fuel will eventually spill from the wreck of the sunken oil tanker Prestige off the Spanish coast as the ship's hull rusts, according to a report published Tuesday.
http://newstracker.usatoday.com/ea?ea=reu_oussc,reuters,1043750765887539,0,20030128

Oil spill hits France's Channel coast
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Jan 15 (AFP) - Scattered oil globules have washed up on France's northern Channel coast, officials said Wednesday, but it was not immediately clear where they were from.
http://www.expatica.com/france.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=28066

Devastating impact of oil spill continues
Heavy black oil from the Prestige continues to mar the coasts of France and Spain two months after its sinking
(PARIS) TWO months after the oil tanker Prestige ruptured its hull in a storm and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, the vessel continues to leak heavy, black fuel oil that is devastating parts of the Spanish coast and has all but ruined the once thriving oyster industry of France's Aquitaine.
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/shippingtimes/story/0,4574,69782,00.h tml

Keppel Cebu cleared of oil spill charges
Pollution last year was discovered 1.5km away from Philippine shipyard
(MANILA) A Philippine unit of Singapore's Keppel Group has been cleared of oil spill charges by the Philippine Coast Guard.
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/shippingtimes/story/0,4574,69776,00.html?

Spain puts cost of Prestige oil spill $1.05 billion
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spain on Wednesday put the estimated cost of the Prestige oil tanker spill at least $1.05 billion.
http://www.bakersfield.com/24hour/world/story/719491p-5278211c.html

Regulating ships no easy task
Shutting out vessels could damage trade The Construction and Transport Ministry is studying measures to restrict the entry of foreign vessels into domestic ports and to clarify procedures for salvaging foreign vessels that run aground, ministry officials said.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20030115wo38.htm

Shipping line's pollution control practices under scrutiny
The Taiwanese shipping line responsible for a 12,500-gallon oil spill in Charleston Harbor is under investigation in another spill in 2001 in Washington state, federal officials say.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/4926967.htm

Company pleads guilty in oil spill
Billabong II ANS admits to discharge off S.C. coast four years ago; will pay $500,000 in fines A Norwegian shipping company pleaded guilty Friday to a charge resulting from a 23,000-gallon oil spill off the South Carolina coast four years ago.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/4923288.htm

Maritime Pollution: Mixing OPA and CERCLA Makes for Foul Waters
While we tend to think of all marine-related pollution incidents as oil spills, as sensationalized by the usual front page pictures in our local papers showing seagulls drenched in oil, there are many instances in a maritime setting in which a pollution incident involves both oil and hazardous chemicals. The words "oil" and "hazardous chemicals" are terms of art, defined in the statutes, regulations, and case law. Thus, it is critical for the practitioner to be familiar with both the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq. (CERCLA), and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq. (OPA 90).
http://www.irmi.com/expert/articles/orlando006.asp

Taiwan seeks NT$350m for 2001 `Amorgos' spill
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER: After admitting that negotiations with the ship's insurer had failed, the EPA intends to seek compensation in the courtroom for the incident
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/01/10/190400

Hellish scenarios of a new Gulf War 'Scorched earth' fears tower over '91 fallout in Kuwait
Jan. 10 - Matthew Naud didn't know what to expect when he flew into Kuwait in 1991 as hundreds of its oil wells burned, set ablaze by Iraqi troops as they retreated during the Gulf War. What the environmental consultant found was a man-made hell on Earth. Now, as the prospect of another war grows, Naud and other experts fear even deeper health and environmental damage may result this time.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/842769.asp

Officials seek payback for 2000 oil spill
FORT LAUDERDALE -- More than two years after a mysterious oil spill closed beaches in southeast Florida, state and federal environmental agencies have requested $2.2 million in compensation from an oil-industry trust fund.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-locspill10011003jan10,0,3844883.story?coll=orl%2Dnews%2Dheadlines%2Dstate

Environmental Defense Calls For Accelerated Phase-In Of Double-Hulled Oil Tankers
(9 January 2003 -- Washington) Environmental Defense today praised new legislative efforts to speed up the adoption of double-hulled oil tankers in U.S. waters, and expressed support for anticipated legislation known as the "Stop Oil Spills (S.O.S.) Act", to be introduced by Representative Lois Capps (D-CA).
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pressrelease.cfm?ContentID=2586

Paris slammed over oil spill reaction
PARIS, Jan 8 (AFP) - France rushed 200 more specialists to its Atlantic beaches on Wednesday to help clean-up crews scrape up patches of oil from a sunken tanker, promising financial aid to local councils to help deal with the impending environmental disaster.
http://www.expatica.com/france.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=27878

Reparation sought for mysterious oil spill in S. Florida
More than two years after a mysterious oil spill closed beaches in southeast Florida, state and federal environmental agencies on Wednesday requested $2.2 million in compensation from an oil industry trust fund.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-coil09jan09,0,5721527.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dsfla

MPs call for tougher pollution rules
UK laws make it too easy for shipping companies to pollute the seas and get away without paying their dues, says an influential MPs' watchdog.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2639677.stm

Chag coast threatened by another oil spill
A second oil spill in three weeks off the coast of Chaguaramas is threatening to further damage the northwestern coast.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news.asp?mylink=2003-01-08\news\Chag%20coast%20threatened%20by%20another%20oil%20spill.htm
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Oil Spill Response conference to take place in Saudi Arabia
The third conference and exhibition on Oil Spill Response and Contingency Planning in the Middle East will take place in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, during April 2003. The bi-annual event is an opportunity for the region's marine environment industry to gather and discuss critical issues within the industry.
http://www.menareport.com/story/TheNews.php3?action=story&
sid=238402&lang=e& dir=mena

France Bans Some Oysters as Oil Pollutes Coast
BORDEAUX, France - Oysters and other shellfish farmed in the Arcachon basin near Bordeaux were banned on Sunday over fears of contamination by toxic fuel oil spilled from the sunken tanker Prestige, officials said.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/4880494.htm

Chirac attacks 'oil hooligans'
French President Jacques Chirac has angrily criticised "hooligan" businessmen responsible for oil spills such as the Prestige disaster now menacing France's Atlantic coast.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2624909.stm

Prestige provokes sea change
In the tarry wake of November's shipwreck off Spain of the Prestige oil tanker, the Merchant Marine Ministry will focus on maritime safety during Greece's tenure of the rotating European Union presidency, the government said yesterday.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100012_03/01/2003_24821