Oil spill
Environment
“Environmental Catastrophe”: Massive Oil Spill Fouls California Coast
Crews in the water and along the Southern California coastline are trying to contain a massive oil spill after a possible underwater pipeline leak sent more than 100,000 gallons of oil into the ocean.
Crews were able to remove more...
Cyprus
Oil Spill From Syria Threatens Cyprus Shores
An oil spill originating from Syria's largest refinery has proliferated across the Mediterranean Sea and is inching towards Cyprus' Karpas peninsula. The treacherous oil slick, which is nearly the size of New York City, has seeped across international waters...
Environment
Syrian Power Plant Oil Spill Threatens Cyprus, Israel
An oil spill from a Syrian power plant, containing anywhere from two to four tons of oil, is now threatening the entire coastline of Cyprus and Israel.
Cypriot authorities stated that the slick is expected to reach the north part...
Environment
Greek Beaches Clear of 2017 Saronic Oil Spill, Tests Show
Tests have revealed that the waters of Greece's Saronic Gulf are free of pollutants following last year's Agia Zoni II oil spill, local authorities have said.
In comments to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) mayor of Saronikos, Giorgos Sofronis, said findings...
Canada
Greek Shipping Company in Vancouver Oil Spill, Off the Hook For Now
According to the British Columbia Court of Appeals, the Greek shipping company that had been accused of operating the vessel that spilled thousands of liters of fuel into Vancouver's English Bay, was not properly served to result in the...
Environment
Sunken Tanker 'Agia Zoni II' Raised from Aegean Seabed (photos)
An operation to raise the sunken tanker "Agia Zoni II" - responsible for the oil spill that polluted large stretches of the coastline in the Saronic Gulf - was successfully concluded on Wednesday.
The tanker will now be towed to...
Environment
Victims of Agia Zoni II Oil Spill Can Now Receive Compensation
Those who suffered losses due to the pollution caused by the sinking of the Agia Zoni II oil tanker off the coast of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf, can now receive compensation, a Kathimerini report says.
Compensation to those affected...
Greece
Merchant Marine Minister Declares Athens Coastline Almost Oil Free
The Greek government said that the cleanup of a section of Athens coastline polluted by a large oil slick more than a month ago is almost over, and the remaining operation should be finished within days.
Merchant Marine Minister, Panagiotis...
Greece
Pumping Oil from Hold of Sunken Tanker Polluting Saronic Gulf Restarts after 3-Day Delay
After a three-day delay, pumping oil from the hold of sunken oil tanker Agia Zoni II that polluted the Athens coastline restarted on Saturday morning.
The process began at 09:20 on Saturday, after a three-day pause. Tanker Syros that took...
Energy
PM Tsipras Omits Mention of Oil Spill in Speech on Environment
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered a speech on environmental issues claiming that climate and environment protection is a government priority; however not a word was said regarding the oil spill that has endangered Salamis Island, and the coastline...