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Boat Captain allegedly responsible for recent large oil spill in Gibraltar charged

THE boat Captain who is said to be responsible for the spill of heavy fuel oil in the Bay of Gibraltar earlier this month has been charged. Korean man Kim Sangsob, 56,

22 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Aft of wrecked ship to be lowered to seabed to prevent more pollution during weekend storm

GIBRALTAR authorities have agreed to lower the aft section of the beached OS 35 bulk carrier to the seabed before an incoming storm on the weekend. Both the Gibraltar Government and its

16 Sep, 2022 @ 17:09

Gibraltar·Lead

British insurance company to pay part of €1.8 billion in damages to Spain government for disastrous 2002 oil spill

A SPANISH court has ordered a British insurance firm to cough up part of €1.8 billion in damages to the Spanish government. The A Coruña court ruled that The London P&I Club

15 Nov, 2017 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Politics

Two years’ jail for captain of Prestige tanker which created huge oil spill

Supreme Court sentences Prestige tanker captain to two years in jail for negligence

29 Jan, 2016 @ 11:39

Environment·Lead·National News

Court case over Europe’s ‘worst environmental disaster’ goes to Spain’s Supreme Court

The decision to acquit three Greek sailors over the 2002 Prestige tanker spill has been met with widespread criticism

23 Oct, 2015 @ 14:43

Environment·Lead·National News