A Japanese oil tanker recently ran aground in the Indian Ocean, devastating one of the world's last remaining global biodiversity hotspots. This could significantly impact the discovery of novel ...

A major attempt to protect Mauritius and the Indian Ocean from the 980-foot MV Wakashio oil spill is underway. The ship ran aground off the coast on July 25 carrying 4,000 tons of oil.

As shiny, pearl-like white plastic pellets rode wave after wave and piled up on the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram in India’s ...

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has issued advisories warning of drifting containers and a potential oil spill following a major fire on the Singapore-flagged cargo ...

A 26-year-old oil tanker that’s moving fuel for Russia drifted for two days in a busy shipping lane in the Indian Ocean, drawing the attention of industry watchers and maritime safety officials.

When a single drop of oil spills in the ocean off the U.S. coast, it must, by law, be immediately reported to the 24-hour federal National Response Center, the designated federal point of contact ...

When Mauritius was impacted by an oil spill in 2020, the IAEA provided support to analyse the spill and monitor its long term impact. (Photo: Mauritius Wildlife Foundation) Marine and coastal ...

Oceanic oil spills are one of the worst events humanity can inflict upon the natural world. Whether it's from an oil rig's mishap or deliberate wartime actions, oil being dumped into the ocean can ...

The oil spill has travelled over a hundred miles across the ocean, and threatens wildlife. Satellite images on February 2 (left) and February 14 (right) showing the extent of the February 7 Tobago ...

From Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon, these are the kinds of images we’ve come to associate with oil in the ocean.. But a highway or parking lot full of cars could be an even more accurate—if less ...

WASHINGTON — Oil in runoff, primarily from cities and vehicles, is the top source of oil entering the ocean, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In ...

Indian authorities are working to contain an oil spill after ... the ship had 84.44 metric tons of diesel and 367.1 metric tons of furnace oil in its tanks. The Indian Coast Guard has activated ...