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The Cavite provincial government in the Philippines declares a "state of calamity" after an oil spill from the sunk MT "Terra Nova" ship reaches the shores of eight municipalities, requiring implementation of a no-catch zone and relief aid to be given to around 25,000 fishermen.
2024-07-31

The Netherlands-flagged dredger "Vox Maxima" collides with the stationary bunker vessel "Marine Honour" in Pasir Panjang Terminal, Singapore, causing an oil spill that spreads across several Southern Islands alongside the beaches in East Coast Park. Sentosa announce a temporary suspension of any water activities while their beaches remain open.
2024-06-14

Trinidad and Tobago declares a national emergency after a massive oil spill off the coast of Tobago.
2024-02-12

A pipeline leak causes an oil spill at Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, in which more than 200 barrels of reservoir fluids, including oil, leak into a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The RSPB reported sightings of oiled birds. ([https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-uk-england-dorset-65090752 BBC News])
2023-03-26

The Ecuadoran environmental ministry reports that approximately 2 ha of the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve have been contaminated following an oil spill attributed to a ruptured pipeline.
2022-01-31

The MT "New Diamond" is towed out of sea off the coast of Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one Filipino crewman. The Panamanian-registered ship carries about 270,000 tonnes of crude oil. The government of the Maldives has expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needs to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores.
2020-09-4

City officials of Glendive, Montana declare that the tap water is safe to consume following the January 17 oil spill in the Yellowstone River.
2015-01-23

According to preliminary tests at the Glendive, Montana city water treatment plant, the January 17 oil spill in the Yellowstone River contains benzene, a chemical that causes cancer.
2015-01-20

An oil spill from the ship Rena off the coast of Tauranga in New Zealand becomes the country's worst environmental disaster.
2011-10-11

The wreck is estimated to be leaking 8,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and may leak up to 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel depending on how much burned in the explosion and ensuing fire.
2010-04-22