At the training course, instructors from SOS Environment Company equipped trainees with basic knowledge on setting up plans to prevent oil spills, implicit risks caused during the incident response, and steps to deal with an oil spill. At the exercise During the exercise, the city’s border guards in association with local functional forces practiced tackling an oil spill according to a specific scenario. The program aimed to promote those forces’ competency in responding to oil and chemical spill incidents so as to minimize loses in human and property. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Border guards practice oil spill response
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Race to clean up oil spill after cargo ships collide off Corsica
French and Italian civil and military teams were working to contain a spreading oil spill in the Mediterranean on Monday (Oct 8) after a container ship collision off the island of Corsica that prompted France to launch an investigation into "maritime pollution". French police released a photo showing the Tunisian-operated Ulysee cargo ship, left, after it rammed the Cyprus-based CLS Virginia near Corsica on Sunday AFP/Stanislas GENTIEN The accident occurred early on Sunday when a Tunisian freighter rammed into a Cyprus-based vessel anchored about 30 kilometres off the northern tip of the French island. The ship's hull was pierced and at least one fuel tank began leaking into the sea off the holiday island of Corsica. French Environment Minister Francois de Rugy said some 600 tonnes of propulsion fuel had spilled into the sea. He condemned the "abnormal behaviour" of the Tunisian ship in a press briefing at Corsica's Bastia airport after surveying the affected area by … [Read more...] about Race to clean up oil spill after cargo ships collide off Corsica
Thanh Hoa province holds oil spill response drill
Illustrative image (Source: http://sosmoitruong.com) Thanh Hoa (VNA) - A drill was held in the central coastal province of Thanh Hoa on July 10 to provide local relevant forces with necessary knowledge and skills to cope with oil spills and improve search and rescue efforts. The event was jointly organised by the provincial Steering Committee for Oil Spill Response and the environmental incident response centre of the SOS Environment JSC. According to the hypothetical scenario, an oil spill occurred due to a collision between two tankers in the waters near the Nghi Son International Port. The incident posted a serious risk of fire and explosion, and had two crew members to be rescued urgently. Right after the incident, the port’s security force asked for support from the environmental incident response centre, the provincial fire fighters, and the provincial border guard force. The border guard station at Nghi Son border gate, flotilla 2 with 20 officers and soldiers … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa province holds oil spill response drill
Indonesian city declares emergency after oil spill
By Reuters  April 3, 2018 | 03:03 pm GMT+7 An Indonesian policeman scoops oil polluting Banua Patra beach from an oil spill in the waters off Balikpapan, Indonesia, April 2, 2018. Photo by Antara Foto/Sheravim/via Reuters The spill and subsequent fire claimed four lives over the weekend. Indonesia has declared a state of emergency around a port on Borneo island, officials said on Tuesday, after a large oil spill and fire killed four people at the weekend. Disaster mitigation officials were able to control the blaze in the port city of Balikpapan but were still working to contain the spill, which started on Saturday and spread over an area of around 12 square km (4.5 square miles). “We have warned the public not to carry out activities that could spark fires,” Suryanto, head of the city’s environmental agency, said. Balikpapan, in East Kalimantan, is a major mining and energy hub and home to one of the few oil refineries in the country, … [Read more...] about Indonesian city declares emergency after oil spill
Oil spill cleanup fire kills two in Indonesia
By AFP  March 31, 2018 | 03:35 pm GMT+7 Two people were killed in the oil spill fire off Balikpapan city in East Borneo. Photo by AFP It was not known how much oil was spilled or where it came from. At least two people died in a fire as Indonesian authorities tried to cleanup an oil spill off Borneo island Saturday, an official said. The blaze was sparked as workers tried to clear the spill in waters near Balikpapan City by burning it. Two people - believed to be fishermen - were caught in the fire and died, a spokesman of the local search and rescue agency said. "The fire was quite big, about two kilometres high. It can be seen from Balikpapan city and the smell was all over the place," said Octavianto, a senior official of East Borneo search and rescue agency, who like many Indonesians go by one name. Authorities have managed to put out the fire but there was still an oil spill in the waters. It was not known how much oil was spilled or where it … [Read more...] about Oil spill cleanup fire kills two in Indonesia