Kirby agrees to pay $15.3 million damages in oil spill case
In a case relating to a 2014 incident, Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine LP has agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs under the Oil Pollution Act. Doing so resolves
In a case relating to a 2014 incident, Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine LP has agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs under the Oil Pollution Act. Doing so resolves
The Japan Times reports that oil from a wood chip carrier that broke apart off the Japanese coast has reached the shore of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. The incident began August 11,
Imagery posted by Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio shows that the Capesize bulker Wakashio, which grounded off the east coast of Mauritius on July 25, has now split into two sections. At around 5:00
Video posted today by Le Mauricien newspaper showed continuing efforts by Mauritians — many of them volunteers — to clean up oil spilled from the Capesize bulker Wakashio, which grounded off the
MARCH 9, 2017 —When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, those in charge of the recovery discovered that the oil bubbling from the sea floor wasn’t all collecting
JULY 25, 2016—“If you drill and you spill, then you must pay the bill,” is how Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) summarized his “Big Oil Bailout Prevention Legislation Package” that he introduced last
JANUARY 30, 2016—In one of the most highly politically charged international oil spill cases, the international association for ship managers has condemned the recent sentencing of the Master of the Prestige to
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AUGUST 19, 2014 — The Coast Guard, EPA and Ohio and Kentucky officials are responding to a reported 8,000 gallon diesel spill from the Duke Energy W.C. Beckjord Power Station near Cincinnati,
JULY 29, 2014 — American Gold Seafoods faces a $112,500 penalty for an oil spill caused by the accidental sinking of its vessel, the Clam Digger, in July 2013 near Anacortes. The