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  • October 2008

    • Ike Spilled 500K Gallons of Gulf Oil

      Associated Press  |  Oct 5, 08 7:00 PM CDT

      Ike Spilled 500K Gallons of Gulf Oil

      (Newser) - Hurricane Ike knocked at least a half million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico and nearby waterways, according to an AP analysis of environmental reports. Worst hit were oil platforms near the coast of Louisiana, but about half of the spill occurred at a facility on Goat Island, Texas. More than 50 platforms were destroyed in all and 32 others took damage. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • disaster  • Hurricane Ike  • oil spill  • Gulf of Mexico  • hurricane season

  • July 2008

    • Oil Spill Snarls Mississippi

      Associated Press  |  Jul 25, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      Oil Spill Snarls Mississippi

      (Newser) - An oil spill stretching nearly 100 miles along the Mississippi is causing river traffic to pile up, AP reports. Dozens of vessels are stuck in New Orleans waiting to head upriver. Others are waiting to carry cargos of grain downriver from the heartland. Officials say it will be days before traffic is moving again, and weeks before the huge spill is cleaned up. More »

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      New Orleans  • pollution  • Mississippi River  • oil spill  • shipping  • cargo ships

  • June 2008
  • March 2008

    • Feds Indict Pilot in SF Oil Spill

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 17, 08 6:17 PM CDT

      Feds Indict Pilot in SF Oil Spill

      (Newser) - The pilot of a ship that dumped 53,000 gallons of oil in San Francisco Bay last year was indicted today, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. John Cota faces two federal misdemeanor charges, for releasing a pollutant and killing migratory birds; at least 2,000 birds died in the spill. His attorney called the filing premature because the NTSB is still probing the incident. More »

  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Korea Struggles to Clean Spill

      New York Times  |  Dec 9, 07 5:00 PM CST

      Korea Struggles to Clean Spill

      (Newser) - A crew of 7,000 struggled to contain the worst oil spill in South Korean history today, the New York Times reports. The government declared a state of disaster as volunteers hauled buckets of oil from a 12-mile shore, fighting headaches and nausea from the stench. The coast guard set up floating oil fences, but high waves washed over them. “I think we are finished,” one resident aid. More »

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      environment  • oil  • South Korea  • disaster  • oil spill  • Seoul  • Exxon Valdez

    • Oil Slick Reaches South Korean Shore

      BBC  |  Dec 8, 07 5:42 AM CST

      Oil Slick Reaches South Korean Shore

      (Newser) - Emergency workers in South Korea are struggling to contain a 12-mile-long oil slick that has reached an ecologically sensitive shoreline on the Korean west coast. The oil spilled when a barge broke loose from the tug that was pulling it, and slammed into a Hong Kong-registered supertanker. The spill threatens a national maritime park and a stopover for migrating birds; four miles of beach have already been affected, BBC reports. More »

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      environment  • oil  • South Korea  • disaster  • Hong Kong  • oil spill

    • S. Korea Rushes to Contain Spill

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 11:35 AM CST

      S. Korea Rushes to Contain Spill

      (Newser) - South Korea has sent out a fleet of ships to try to prevent 2.7 million gallons of oil that leaked from a supertanker from reaching an ecologically sensitive shoreline, the AP reports. A crane-carrying barge collided with the tanker 93 miles southwest of Seoul, causing the spill. Authorities are setting up fences to try to contain the nearly 5-mile-long slick, the largest spill in South Korean history. More »

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      South Korea  • accident  • oil spill

  • November 2007

    • Spill Hits Diving Duck Hardest

      Associated Press  |  Nov 24, 07 5:33 AM CST

      Spill Hits Diving Duck Hardest

      (Newser) - A migratory duck already under environmental pressure has taken the brunt of the damage from the San Francisco Bay fuel spill, the AP reports. Of at least 1,365 dead birds, more than one-quarter are surf scoters, as are 40% of the birds being cleaned. "The oil spill just adds insult to injury and creates greater stress on these birds," says an Audubon Society official. More »

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      San Francisco  • oil spill  • San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge

    • Shortage of Officers Plagues Shipping

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 16, 07 11:12 PM CST

      Shortage of Officers Plagues Shipping

      (Newser) - A blunder that dumped 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last week has drawn attention to a worldwide shortage of experienced mariners—and the resulting potential for future disasters. The number of ships is increasing as global trade booms, reports the Christian Science Monitor , but the current officer shortfall stands at 10,000 and is predicted to triple by 2015. More »

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      pilot  • trade  • oil spill  • shipping  • officer  • Cosco Busan  • San Francisco Bay

    • SF Oil Spill Probe Finds Irregularities

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Nov 14, 07 5:52 PM CST

      SF Oil Spill Probe Finds Irregularities

      (Newser) - The crew of the ship that dumped 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last week wasn't tested for drugs until 53 hours after the crash—a delay well beyond the federally mandated 32 hours, the San Jose Mercury News reports. And a technician says the ship's radar system appears to have been operational despite the pilot's claims it wasn't working. More »

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