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OS 35 shipwreck heads out of Gibraltar waters aboard barge on its way to the Netherlands

GIBRALTAR bade a final relieved farewell to the OS 35 that left the local waters for the last time on Friday morning aboard the Fjord semi-submersible barge on its way to the

29 Jul, 2023 @ 09:01

Gibraltar·Lead

Huge barge carrying two sections of OS 35 wreck gets ready to leave Gibraltar for the Netherlands

THE OS 35 bulk carrier is getting ready to leave Gibraltar’s Catalan Bay aboard a huge barge just over ten months after it beached there following a bay accident. The mammoth Fjord

7 Jul, 2023 @ 15:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Booms catch most oil leaks as huge barge picks up both OS 35 hull sections from Gibraltar seas

OIL has spilled into the sea for the last time from the OS 35 as a semi-submersible barge finally hoisted the front and rear of the broken ship onto its platform. Captain

4 Jul, 2023 @ 16:27

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Gibraltar Government warns beach users to respect booms after paddlers break Sandy Bay oil guard

AUTHORITIES have asked residents to respect the protective booms at Gibraltar beaches after one broke on Wednesday during the OS 35 wreck removal. The Gibraltar Government said it took ‘eight people and

29 Jun, 2023 @ 15:43

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Contractors lift bow of broken OS 35 to the surface allowing them to begin removing shipwreck

WRECK removers started to bring the bow of the OS 35 out of the sea Tuesday after refloating and stabilising the stern of the broken ship the week before. Captain of the

29 Jun, 2023 @ 09:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Port authority could give green light to finally remove Gibraltar’s shipwreck as early as next week

WRECK removers are waiting for ‘an uninterrupted five-day period of certain weather’ to bring the OS 35 out of the water after refloating the stern of the ship. Contractors Koole Ltd have

22 Jun, 2023 @ 09:05

Gibraltar·Lead

Contractors delay ‘safe but steady’ removal of OS 35 shipwreck after refloating stern section

CONTRACTORS have continued their ‘steady progress’ to remove the OS 35 shipwreck from Gibraltar waters, the Captain of the Port reported. Wreck removers Koole Ltd managed to lift the stern of the

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:31

Gibraltar·Lead

Easterly winds delay lifting of OS 35 from Gibraltar’s Catalan Bay with wreck removers on standby

WRECK removers are getting ready to lift the two broken sections of the OS 35 from the Gibraltar seabed after easterly winds again delayed the salvage operation. Captain of the Port John

6 Jun, 2023 @ 14:44

Gibraltar·Lead

‘HEARTBREAKING’: Nautilus Project chief says OS 35 oil spill was ‘extremely detrimental’ to Gibraltar

A MARINE protection group has highlighted the ‘heart-breaking’ Gibraltar oil spill that will affect local sea life for ‘at least a decade’. Nautilus Project co-founder Lewis Stagnetto explained the visible ‘black stuff’

1 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

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Contractors give new date of June 16 for full removal of OS 35 shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast

THE Dutch company employed by owners of the OS 35 to remove the shipwreck from Gibraltar’s coast will only be able to complete the job by June 16, it has said. Koole

12 May, 2023 @ 14:57

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Wreck removers extract over 33,000 tonnes of steel from remains of bulker off Gibraltar coast

CONTRACTORS have now removed all the cargo of steel bars stored in the shipwrecked bulk carrier off Gibraltar’s coast. Dutch company Koole brought out 33,632 tonnes of steel from inside the cargo

27 Apr, 2023 @ 16:48

Gibraltar·Lead

Workers redeploy oil barriers around OS 35 wreck as storm passes in Gibraltar and salvage continues

AS this week’s storm passed Friday, port workers got to work redeploying the floating oil barriers around the OS 35 shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast. Captain of the Port John Ghio said the

22 Apr, 2023 @ 09:16

Gibraltar·Lead

New storm Sunday threatens further oil spills from stricken bulk carrier shipwreck off Gibraltar coast

THE shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast is bracing itself for a new storm on Sunday that could further break it up and cause more oil spills. The Captain of the Port met Friday

15 Apr, 2023 @ 09:03

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

OIL SPILL: Workers lay down protective boom around OS 35 shipwreck as storm passes

GIBRALTAR’S Port Authority has returned the oil barriers around the OS 35 as seas calmed down enough after last week’s Levante storm. Captain of the Port John Ghio said that there had

10 Apr, 2023 @ 14:44

Gibraltar·Lead

Workers clean up three Gibraltar beaches stained by fuel oil leak after beached ship breaks in two

CLEAN-UP crews have already started to comb Gibraltar’s Catalan Bay, Sandy Bay and Little Bay for oil stains and tarballs caused by the break-up of the OS 35. Captain of the Port

6 Apr, 2023 @ 16:41

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

DISASTER: More oil spills onto Gibraltar beaches after shipwreck breaks up further in latest storm

AUTHORITIES are urging people stay away from Gibraltar’s Eastside beaches after violent storms broke up the OS 35 shipwreck further, tragically blackening local beaches. Captain of Gibraltar Port John Ghio said the

6 Apr, 2023 @ 08:40

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Wreck removers take out over half of cargo from beached OS 35 after hull continues to break up

WRECKAGE removers have taken out over half of the cargo of steel inside the stricken bulk carrier beached 700 metres from Gibraltar’s coastline. By the end of March 16, the Gibraltar Port

18 Mar, 2023 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Salvage tug and barge remove cargo of metal poles from beached ship in Gibraltar

SALVAGE crews have started to remove the cargo of metal poles from the stricken bulk carrier beached on Gibraltar shores. A Koole tug and barge managed to strip away the cranes around

22 Jan, 2023 @ 09:19

Gibraltar·Lead

Crane barge starts to break up OS 35 bulk carrier shipwrecked in Gibraltar waters

A WRECK removal company has started to take away the cranes from the beached bulk carrier lying off the coast of Gibraltar since August. The crane barge that arrived from Suriname has

18 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

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Shipwreck remover Koole takes over operation to break up remains of beached OS 35 on Gibraltar shores

WRECK removal contractor Koole is taking over from caretakers Resolve in looking after the bulk carrier shipwreck 700 metres from the Gibraltar coastline. Captain of the Port John Ghio approved the transfer

23 Dec, 2022 @ 09:05

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Wreck removal tugs head to Gibraltar as OS 35 shipwreck gets stripped down to bare metal structure

SALVAGE crews are continuing to strip down the bulk carrier beached in Gibraltar waters as the machinery needed to remove it gets ready to sail from around the globe. Port authorities have

15 Dec, 2022 @ 15:07

Gibraltar·Lead

OIL SPILL: Stranded ship off Gibraltar coast gets back its boom after wave damage

THE sunken shipwreck in Gibraltar is now releasing less oil than before as port workers repaired part of its protective boom. Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) said workers had removed some of the

12 Oct, 2022 @ 18:17

Gibraltar·Lead

Sunken ship leaks some more oil after weekend Levante waves lash Gibraltar coast

PORT tugs watched over the shipwreck on the Gibraltar coast during a weekend of stormy weather that released some more oil into the sea. The Captain of the Port John Ghio reported

5 Oct, 2022 @ 14:59

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar port gives owners May 30 ultimatum to remove oil-polluting ship from its coastal grave

THE OS 35 shipwreck must be fully removed from its location 700m off Catalan Bay by May 30 next year, the Captain of Gibraltar Port has ordered. Captain of the Port John

30 Sep, 2022 @ 13:10

Gibraltar·Lead

OIL SPILL: Cleanup teams remove oil from Gibraltar waters over weekend after discovering leak

OIL is disappearing from Gibraltar waters after salvage teams started to patch up the leak from the shipwreck stranded off Catalan Bay. Cleanup crews have worked hard to clear the oil from

26 Sep, 2022 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar oil spill cleanup continues amid fears of pollution harming fish and beaches along the coast

AUTHORITIES have advised the public to stop fishing and not to eat anything caught in Gibraltar seas as the cleanup of the latest oil spill around the sunken ship continues. The Gibraltar

23 Sep, 2022 @ 11:47

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