01/08/2025
CARGO SHIP SINKS OFF INDIA, FEARS OF SPILLING EXTREMELY TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO THE SEA

A cargo ship carrying 85 tons of diesel oil, 367 tons of fuel oil, and 12 containers of calcium carbide has just sunk 38 nautical miles off the city of Kochi (India). According to India Today, on the morning of May 25, the Liberian-flagged cargo ship MSC ELSA 3 capsized and sank 38 nautical miles […]

01/08/2025
ECUADOR: DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER OIL SPILL

Ecuador has declared an environmental emergency after a massive oil spill on the Esmeraldas River, which has polluted water supplies and affected people’s lives. Ecuadorian authorities have declared an environmental emergency after a massive oil spill in the northwest of the country, severely polluting the Esmeraldas River and affecting people’s drinking water sources. The spill […]

01/08/2025
GERMANY: 6,000 LITERS OF OIL SPILLED INTO CUXHAVEN PORT AFTER COLLISION BETWEEN 2 CARGO SHIPS

On July 23/ 2025, after the 69-meter-long oil tanker Capella collided with the 44-meter-long offshore supply ship Coastal Legend, about 6,000 liters of oil spilled into the German port of Cuxhaven. The Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) announced that about 6,000 liters of oil spilled into the German port of Cuxhaven in the North […]