Category: Pollution Control
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Australian port operator unveils new response RIB
The Port Authority of New South Wales (PANSW) in Australia has unveiled a new 10-metre marine response vessel supplied by the Whiskey Project Group. When completed, the new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) will join PANSW’s Sydney Harbour and Port Botany response teams and. With twin outboard engines that deliver speeds of up to 42 knots and an 870-litre fuel capacity, she will support…
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VIDEO | Sydney marina fire destroys three boats before being successfully extinguished
VIDEO | Sydney marina fire destroys three boats before being successfully extinguished Alan Bosworth Go to baird maritime
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Security Vessel News Roundup | December 30 – Russia’s new large salvage ship, Saudi surface combatant construction and more
Security Vessel News Roundup | December 30 – Russia’s new large salvage ship, Saudi surface combatant construction and more Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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South Korea’s first-ever chemical response vessel to be built
South Korea’s first-ever chemical response vessel to be built Alan Bosworth Go to baird maritime
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US Coast Guard concludes response to tug sinking in Bremerton, Washington
US Coast Guard concludes response to tug sinking in Bremerton, Washington Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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Toxic waste removal completed on ex-US Navy aircraft carrier Yorktown
Toxic waste removal completed on ex-US Navy aircraft carrier Yorktown Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Keel laid for US Navy towing and salvage ship Lenni Lenape
Keel laid for US Navy towing and salvage ship Lenni Lenape Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Security Vessel News Roundup | October 7 – Spanish Navy’s newest submarine, Dutch fleet support ship and more
Security Vessel News Roundup | October 7 – Spanish Navy’s newest submarine, Dutch fleet support ship and more Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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South Korean authorities detain Russian-flagged ship for causing oil spill
South Korean authorities detain Russian-flagged ship for causing oil spill Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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First steel cut for new sail-equipped patrol vessel for French maritime affairs directorate
First steel cut for new sail-equipped patrol vessel for French maritime affairs directorate Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Grounded fishing vessel causes diesel spill in Alaska
Grounded fishing vessel causes diesel spill in Alaska Alan Bosworth Go to baird maritime
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Tanker, bulk carrier collide off Singapore’s Tanah Merah region
Tanker, bulk carrier collide off Singapore’s Tanah Merah region Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Norway’s V Ships fined $2m for maritime pollution offence in US
Norway’s V Ships fined $2m for maritime pollution offence in US Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Security Vessel News Roundup | August 26 – Finnish and Canadian patrol ships, Pakistan’s newest submarine and more
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 26 – Finnish and Canadian patrol ships, Pakistan’s newest submarine and more Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Finnish Border Guard christens lead ship of new patrol vessel class
Finnish Border Guard christens lead ship of new patrol vessel class Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Saturation diving starts as part of MSC Elsa 3 salvage effort
Saturation diving starts as part of MSC Elsa 3 salvage effort Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Respondents ordered to pay $1b in damages following X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka
Respondents ordered to pay $1b in damages following X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Vessel collision leads to oil spill in Germany’s Cuxhaven Port
Vessel collision leads to oil spill in Germany’s Cuxhaven Port Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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UK Defence Ministry launches mission to prevent oil leaks from WWI shipwreck off Estonia
UK Defence Ministry launches mission to prevent oil leaks from WWI shipwreck off Estonia Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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Pollution from sunken containership off India detected along Sri Lanka’s northern shores, local officials say
Pollution from sunken containership off India detected along Sri Lanka’s northern shores, local officials say Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Sea trials begin for Canadian Coast Guard’s newest ocean research ship
Sea trials begin for Canadian Coast Guard’s newest ocean research ship Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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Underwater salvage work begins on sunken containership MSC Elsa 3 off India
Underwater salvage work begins on sunken containership MSC Elsa 3 off India Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Containers from sunken MSC Elsa 3 wash up along India’s southern coast
Containers from sunken MSC Elsa 3 wash up along India’s southern coast Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Boat explosion in New York’s Hudson River leaves one dead, two injured
Boat explosion in New York’s Hudson River leaves one dead, two injured Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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VESSEL REVIEW | Lokys – Lithuanian Navy places new harbour support and emergency response tug into service
VESSEL REVIEW | Lokys – Lithuanian Navy places new harbour support and emergency response tug into service Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Russian yard launches new fire and rescue boat
Russian yard launches new fire and rescue boat Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Guyana proposes to make companies liable for oil spill damages
Guyana proposes to make companies liable for oil spill damages Reuters Go to baird maritime
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California fishing boat captain fined for polluting local waters
California fishing boat captain fined for polluting local waters Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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US Navy christens towing and salvage ship Billy Frank Jr.
US Navy christens towing and salvage ship Billy Frank Jr. Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Central China vessel collision death toll reaches 11 following recovery of additional bodies
Central China vessel collision death toll reaches 11 following recovery of additional bodies Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Two killed following vessel collision in Hunan, China
Two killed following vessel collision in Hunan, China Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Russian Marine Rescue Service welcomes two new tugs to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Port
Russian Marine Rescue Service welcomes two new tugs to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Port Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Bulker crewman pleads guilty in US court to violation of ship pollution prevention laws
Bulker crewman pleads guilty in US court to violation of ship pollution prevention laws Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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AHTS handed over to Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Vallianz Offshore
AHTS handed over to Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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New hydrogen-electric tanker floated out in Lithuania
New hydrogen-electric tanker floated out in Lithuania Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Seattle shipyard penalized $112,000 for water quality violations
Seattle shipyard penalized $112,000 for water quality violations Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Two Greek shipping companies plead guilty to pollution-related charges in US
Two Greek shipping companies plead guilty to pollution-related charges in US Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Russia declares emergency in Crimea, clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea
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Russia claims Black Sea oil spill smaller than first thought
Oil spill in Black Sea smaller than first thought, Russia says
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First vessel in new anti-pollution support fleet inaugurated in Egypt
First vessel in new anti-pollution support fleet inaugurated in Egypt Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Peru declares environmental emergency after harbour oil spill
Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill
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New emission-capture barge for LA headed to Shell Mormon Island Terminal
New emission-capture barge for LA headed to Shell Mormon Island Terminal Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Canadian Coast Guard, partners respond to diesel spill at Vancouver Island fish farm
Canadian Coast Guard, partners respond to diesel spill at Vancouver Island fish farm Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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VESSEL REVIEW | Eem Surveyor – River clearance boat for Netherlands’ Utrecht Province
VESSEL REVIEW | Eem Surveyor – River clearance boat for Netherlands’ Utrecht Province Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Sri Lanka to reopen investigations into 2021 containership fire incident