Oil tanker-freighter collision could have lethal ecological impact - it depends on these three things
Much is still unclear about this collision between an oil tanker and a container ship in the North Sea. We know it will ...
MercoPress8mon
Ban on Heavy Fuel Oil shipping in Arctic waters has become effective
In colder waters, experts say, the fuel does not break down but sinks in lumps that linger in sediments, threatening fragile ecosystems. An international ban starting July first, on the use of ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
Russia Probes Explosion on Oil Tanker
Russia's Baza Telegram channel wrote that the ship is carrying 130,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. Two tankers carrying oil were wrecked in the Black Sea in December, causing a massive spill of fuel ...
Environmental impact of oil tanker collision depends on at least three things
The crash involving a cargo ship and oil tanker off the East Yorkshire coast is bad news for the sea, fish and air in the ...
Irish Examiner on MSN5mon
ESB gets permission to convert Moneypoint power station from coal to heavy fuel oil
An Bord Pleanála has granted the green light to the ESB to convert the 900MW Moneypoint coal-burning power station in west ...
What risks does the North Sea tanker collision pose to the environment?
A collision between an oil tanker and cargo ship in the North Sea has raised fears of coastal pollution and damage to marine protected areas.
Sky5d
Oil tanker-freighter collision could have lethal ecological impact - it depends on these three things
heavier kind of oil - likely marine gas oil or heavy fuel oil, we don't know the details yet. Heavy fuel oil is horrible stuff. Cheap, thick and tar-like, it can smother animals and is extremely ...