Philippines Finds Sunken Fuel Tanker 3 Weeks after Spill
arrived on Monday from Japan, Dolor shared the first photos of the Philippine-flagged vessel from its exact location. The robot will also help determine the tanker's condition, he said.About 36,000 hectares (88,958 acres) of coral reef, mangroves, and sea-grass could be affected by the oil slick, according to Filipino marine scientists.Japan has also sent a team of coast guard personnel to help in the cleanup, according to the Philippines' disaster agency, while five U.S. coast guard personnel have arrived to help with the spill response, the U.S. embassy said.The U.S. National Oceanic
Philippines to Deploy Subsea ROV to Pinpoint Location of Stricken Tanker
been detected on the shore and in coastal waters near more than 60 villages close to the site where the vessel is thought to have sank, the disaster agency said.About 36,000 hectares (88,958 acres) of coral reef, mangroves, and sea-grass were potentially in danger of being affected by the oil slick, according to marine scientists at the University of the Philippines.Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor vowed to seek compensation for the damage and other expenses."Let me assure you, the damage done directly on the environment and on our people's livelihood will be given corresponding
Why Is It So Hard to Clean Up An Offshore Oil Spill?
Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has developed two new repositories of data to better detect oil spills and other pollution events, as well as where spills are moving.For recovering from a large, contained oil slick, responders can use a specialized ship that pulls alongside the containment area, trapping crude and then pumping it into tanks aboard.Recovery crews can also rely upon remote-operated skimmers, which scoop the oil from above, then contain it. Skimmers operate best in calm waters, and can also
'Catastrophic' California Offshore Oil Spill Kills Fish, Damages Wetlands
officials to call it an environmental catastrophe.The U.S. Coast Guard, heading a clean-up response involving federal, state, and city agencies, said on Sunday there was an around-the-clock investigation into how the spill occurred.An estimated 126,000 gallons, or 3,000 barrels, had spread into an oil slick covering about 13 square miles of the Pacific Ocean since it was first reported on Saturday morning, said Kim Carr, the mayor of Huntington Beach, at a press conference.She called the spill an "environmental catastrophe" and a "potential ecological disaster". The beachside city
Brazilian Beaches Hit by Second Oil Spill
Crude oil smudges have been spotted at some Brazilian beaches in the northeast state of Ceará, the country's navy said on Monday, almost two months after the area was hit by another oil slick.That was part of a broader spill, whose origin remains a mystery, that stained hundreds of beaches on Brazil's northeast coast between September and November, threatening marine life, tourism and fishing.The navy said samples of the new spill were being sent for analysis to a marine studies institute, adding that sailors, volunteers, members of environmental agency IBAMA and others were recovering
US Navy Sub Discovery Validated
training exercise off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. During the training, communication became sporadic and the boat sent her last communication to the Coast Guard cutter Reliance the evening of July 4. Navy's search of the area did not reveal the location of the submarine and two days later, a diesel oil slick appeared in the area. Later, a Navy Court of Inquiry could not determine the cause of the loss. During her service during WWII, she completed six war patrols and earned one battle star."We're thankful for the care and attention Tim and his team took in locating the wreck. Because of their
Meet the CARTHE Drifter
meter accuracy using very-low cost GlobalStar Simplex telemetry systems. The client can receive the data in real-time through the Pacific Gyre LLC website, the official distributor of CARTHE drifters. Moreover, the “drogue-less” torus float can be deployed alone for surface oil slick tracking purposes. An air-dropped version, using a biodegradable parachute, is coming out next year to increase the deployment capabilities of the instrument. Typical applications are physical and biological oceanography, search and rescue missions, marine pollution tracking, as well as
MTR100: Ohmsett
waves in the ocean, such as sinusoidal and harbor chop, Pierson-Moskowitz, JONSWAP, and Frequency Modulated Slide, with scalable ocean water depth, wind speed, and model scale factor. To accommodate cutting-edge technology, BSEE recently upgraded the facility with newly developed equipment to measure oil slick thickness during testing. An acoustic tool adapted to operate from a Remotely Operated Vehicle, detects oil in and under ice, tracks location, and measures thickness. The sensors provide real-time measurements of the slick thickness and include cameras for real-time viewing and recording. To accurately
Second Sea Lion Rescued from California Oil Spill Dies at SeaWorld
petroleum-stained pinnipeds are among the earliest apparent wildlife casualties documented from a pipeline rupture that dumped as much as 2,400 barrels (101,000 gallons or 382,327 liters) of crude oil onto the shoreline and into the ocean west of Santa Barbara one week ago. The spill left an oil slick stretching for more than 9 miles (14.5 km) along the coast and forced the indefinite closure of two popular beaches. The area also has been placed off-limits to fishing and shellfish harvesting. The stricken region lies at the edge of a national marine sanctuary and underwater preserve
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