Australia oil well catches fire Nov 2, 2009
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* World News Quick Take Nov 2, 2009
Crews are working to clean up a fuel leak in San Francisco Bay a day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of liters into the water. Coast Guard officials say skimmer boats are scooping up shipping fuel about 4km southeast of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Father fights to keep son alive Nov 2, 2009
Page last updated at 09:23 GMT, Monday, 2 November 2009. Doctors want to take the one-year-old off the ventilator. (BBC News -- Health)
Oil tanker fire footage Nov 2, 2009
Video taken by a member of the public of an oil tanker which caught fire on the A48 at Cross Hands roundabout in Carmarthenshire. Story Tools. (BBC News)
Coast Guard scoops up oil in San Francisco Bay Nov 1, 2009
Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Mayor Gavin Newsom says hundreds of gallons of fuel spilled from the oil tanker Dubai Star when a fuel line ruptured during a fuel transfer. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Coast Guard scoops up oil (13) Nov 1, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water. The Coast Guard dispatched 10 boats to scoop up shipping fuel about 2. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Coast Guard scoops up oil in San Francisco Bay Nov 1, 2009
Crews worked Saturday to clean up fuel leaked into San Francisco Bay and care for a dozen birds one day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Crews are working to clean up a fuel leak in San Francisco Bay a day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water ... Oil tanker spills fuel into San Francisco Bay. (Fresno Bee -- State)
* Landlocked Mongolia flies flag on high seas Nov 1, 2009
The list includes 23 oil tankers. Mongolias unusual relationship with the distant sea is nothing new. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Nation & World Nov 1, 2009
Hundreds of gallons of fuel spilled from an oil tanker Friday, creating a slick on the San Francisco Bay but not making it to shore, the mayor said. By The Associated Press. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Crews Clean Up Bay Area Fuel Leak Nov 1, 2009
Oil Tanker Spilled Hundreds Of Gallons Into Water ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Crews are working to clean up a fuel leak in San Francisco Bay a day after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water. (KSBW 8, CA)
SF officials: Avoid water contact after oil spill Oct 31, 2009
Oil tanker spills fuel into San Francisco Bay. Hundreds of gallons of fuel spilled from an oil tanker Friday, creating a slick on the San Francisco Bay but not making it to shore, the mayor said ... Oil tanker leaking fuel into SF Bay. (Fresno Bee -- State)
US warily leans to new Iran sanctions over nukes Oct 31, 2009
The legislation would also allow the administration to go after insurance and reinsurance concerns that cover oil tankers and their cargo. And the U.S. could also target companies that provide Iran with covert technology used to crack down on protesters and democracy advocates as it did during demonstrations this summer after a disputed national election. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Tanker spills fuel in San Francisco Bay Oct 31, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - An oil tanker leaked fuel into San Francisco Bay, creating a slick at least a mile long, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. The office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said it was informed that the spill was fewer than 100 gallons but emphasized that was a preliminary estimate. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Our view: Good work in D.C. Oct 31, 2009
One provision of the bill is already in the public's eye: the requirement to keep twin tractor tug escorts on oil tankers carrying oil south from Valdez. By 2012, all tankers in the Valdez trade will be double-hulled, so the tugs might seem like a redundant and expensive form of protection. (Anchorage Daily News)
Proud of who we are Oct 31, 2009
If an oil tanker had run aground and caused such a disaster, then it would be highly publicized. But since this is apparently a natural phenomenon, there is little coverage and little relief is to be had. (Longview Daily News, WA)
US reps say ocean policy may block new energy development Oct 28, 2009
The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in 1989 and poured nearly 11 million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Cleaning Up Polluted Harbors With Greener Ships Oct 28, 2009
An engineer throws a line from a tugboat in Maine to a crew member of the Hong Kong oil tanker Torm Aalborg on Sept. 22, 2008 Robert F. Bukaty / AP. MORE. (Time.com)
Congressmen worry ocean policy will block development Oct 27, 2009
The Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in 1989 and spilled nearly 11 million gallons of crude, one of the nation's biggest oil spills. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
A Cable Original Oct 26, 2009
Changing Showtime was like turning an oil tanker, Blank said. It took a while, but it was worth the effort. (Multichannel News)
Jellyfish: A Gelatinous Invasion Oct 24, 2009
Native to the Atlantic coast of the U.S., Mnemiopsis was introduced to the Black Sea in the 1980s most likely from the ballast water of oil tankers and played an instrumental role in the collapse of the region's fisheries. "Now the question is, Will it do in the Mediterranean the same thing it did in the Black Sea?" Boero says. (Time.com)
Toxic alert as US ship heads for India Oct 24, 2009
The Christian Science Monitor reported in 2008 that over an eight-year period since 2000, at least 91 commercial vessels flying the US flag, including aged oil tankers, were re-flagged and sailed out for scrapping. It is not known whether these vessels were checked for PCBs before they sailed out. (Asia Times Online)
China vows to save crew held by Somali pirates. But how? Oct 21, 2009
Earlier this year sharpshooters from the US Navy SEALS killed three pirates and rescued the hostage captain of the Alabama, an oil tanker. The De Xin Hai is the first Chinese-flagged vessel to have been captured by pirates since Beijing's ships joined the piracy patrols. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Oil Tankers Leased by TMT Held in Europe, U.S. After Non-Payment of Fees Oct 20, 2009
Oil Tankers Leased by TMT Held in Europe, U.S. Over Rental Fees - Bloomberg ... Oil Tankers Leased by TMT Held in Europe, U.S. Over Rental Fees ... Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- TMT Co., the shipping line led by , had crude-oil tankers detained in Rotterdam and Delaware over claims the firm missed charter payments. (Bloomberg -- US)
Fresno apartment fire leaves 6 homeless Oct 20, 2009
No refinery fires, no pipeline fires, no oil tanker fires. Could greed be the answer. (Fresno Bee)
Superyacht super weapons Oct 19, 2009
Pirate attacks on oil tankers and other boats in dangerous waters like the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia -- a maritime link between Europe and Asia --have fueled the growing worry that superyachts may be the next target. Because law regarding the use of deadly force on ships is ambiguous in some countries and the transport of guns is illegal in most international waters -- yacht crews favor the use of non-lethal weapons for security. (CNN -- International)
Council aims for compassion with ADU deadline extension Oct 18, 2009
In explaining the rationale for the bill during deliberation, Furfaro likened the county s efforts to curtail irresponsible land use to using tugboats to bring a wayward oil tanker to port. He said the three important pillars are ending the proliferation of transient vacation rentals, additional dwelling units and entitlements. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Mangini's message might miss Oct 18, 2009
I would imagine Quinn feels like the oil tanker captain who went on vacation the week before the Exxon Valdez accident and returned to find out the drunk guy who drove the ship into the reef was keeping his job. JOHN DUDLEY can be reached at 870-1677 or. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Obama's first year in office Oct 17, 2009
Unfortunately the president has discovered that bringing change to the ship of state is as cumbersome and slow as turning a giant ocean liner or oil tanker around. Thus, although he seems to be everywhere, popping up daily on television on five different networks in separate interviews in one day recently his elegant phraseology and soaring words of hope leave behind a formidable list of problems to be solved. (Christian Science Monitor)
Girl finds bottle in surf and opens movie-worthy tale Oct 16, 2009
On a summer night with a moon so bright it seemed like daylight, Stephen Barker looked into the waves from the side of a bobbing oil tanker and gave love one more chance ... Stephen is on a break from work on the oil tanker, back in Brookhaven, where Erin also lives with her children. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Cruise ship pollution rules have some Alaskans fretting Oct 15, 2009
The new rules could take effect this fall and they apply to other large vessels besides cruise ships, from oil tankers to cargo ships that call at Alaska and other U.S. ports. Some industry groups are welcoming the standards because they want one international standard. (Anchorage Daily News)
Our view: Safe in the Sound Oct 15, 2009
Don Young for helping persuade his colleagues to make sure all oil tankers in Prince William Sound will keep sailing with two escort tugs. Last month, thanks to Young's efforts, the House Coast Guard authorization bill included a requirement for two-tug escorts even on double-hulled tankers. (Anchorage Daily News)
Management idea: Flexibility Oct 13, 2009
A big company, wrote one author at the end of the 1990s, is a bit like an oil tanker. There is no way it can turn on a six-pence. (The Economist)
Nigeria Oil Tanker Truck Explosion Kills 14 Oct 11, 2009
Nigeria Oil Tanker Truck Explodes, Killing 14 And Setting 9 Other Vehicles Ablaze. Font size. (CBS News -- World)
80 feared dead in Nigeria oil tanker inferno Oct 11, 2009
AFP 10 October 2009, 05:32pm IST. LAGOS: Between 70 and 80 people were burned alive when a fuel tanker truck exploded in Nigeria, reportedly after a policeman fired a shot to keep passersby away from a road accident, newspapers said on Saturday. (India Times, India)
Up to 80 dead in Nigeria oil tanker explosion: reports Oct 11, 2009
Between 70 and 80 people were killed when a fuel tanker truck exploded after hitting a pothole on a road in southern Nigeria, several newspapers said on Saturday. The truck overturned and exploded after hitting a pothole on Friday on the road between Onitsha and Enugu, witnesses and police told the papers, torching vehicles including five packed minibuses. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Militants torch NATO trucks in Pakistan Oct 10, 2009
Suspected Islamist militants set fire to an oil tanker and six trucks carrying US and NATO supplies in Pakistans restive northwest early yesterday, police said ... Around a dozen men armed with Kalashnikov rifles came to the fuel pump and burned down an oil tanker, police officer Kifayat Khan said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ghana-flagged tanker ablaze on Cameroon coast Oct 10, 2009
YAOUNDE A Ghanaian-flagged oil tanker was still ablaze on Friday on the coast of Cameroon, where it ran aground two nights ago near the town of Limbe, local gendarmerie chief Elie Mbape said. "The firemen worked throughout the night, but they haven't been able to put out the blaze," said chief adjutant Mbape, who added that the whole crew seemed to have abandoned ship. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Wild, blue Wanda Oct 9, 2009
After trying to figure out how a bunch of bums in small boats manage to hijack giant oil tankers she asks, "Where the f- - - do pirates even come from?" And why don't they look like pirates are supposed to look, "and not like car jackers?" ... After trying to figure out how a bunch of bums in small boats manage to hijack giant oil tankers she asks, "Where the f- - - do pirates even come from?" And why don't they look like pirates are supposed to look, "and not like car jackers?". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Africa's week in pictures Oct 7, 2009
They are accused of hijacking an oil tanker. On Monday, people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, carry a man injured during fighting between the Islamist insurgents and government soldiers. (BBC News -- Africa)
Obama considers range of Afghan war options Oct 4, 2009
An Afghan police officer stands guard as oil tankers, set on fire by Taliban militants, are engulfed in flames in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Two international troops _ one American and one British _ were killed in separate clashes in Afghanistan following a month that witnessed a drop in deaths among the international force, military officials said Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Fore River Bridge openings, Sat., Sun. Oct 3, 2009
On both days, the bridge will be raised to let an oil tanker pass, halting Route 3A traffic for 15 to 45 minutes. The exact time is subject to weather and other conditions. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Haunted Witch Capital, Salem Massac... Oct 3, 2009
A Coast Guard surf boat was lost in the Blizzard of 1978 while it was going to help a stranded oil tanker in Salem Sound. Grampus Captain Quirk, a retired Seebee, and his crew volunteered to go to the rescue. (Suite101.com)
US strategy at Iran nuclear talks: threaten sanctions Oct 1, 2009
A new measure under consideration is a ban on insuring and on "reinsuring" oil tankers that transport petroleum and petroleum products to and from Iran. The intended effect: Traders would have second thoughts about doing business with Iran. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
TORM Financial Calendar 2010 Oct 1, 2009
Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes in demand for "tonne miles" of oil carried by oil tankers, the effect of changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and... (Primezone Releases)
Author Tougias to discuss daring sea rescue on Oct. 6 Sep 24, 2009
On Feb. 18, 1952, an astonishing maritime event began when a ferocious nor easter split in half a 500-foot-long oil tanker, the Pendleton, approximately one mile off the coast of Cape Cod. Incredibly, just 20 miles away, a second oil tanker, the Fort Mercier, also split in half. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Can Pallets Save the Planet? Sep 23, 2009
"You have to look at the environmental trail before you decide. Plastic pallets begin their life in an oil well, travel long distances in an oil tanker, then go through a manufacturing process with a heavy environmental footprint. Our wooden pallets are made from the excess trim of the lumbering process. If this trim didn't go into the manufacturing of wooden pallets, it would end up in an already overcrowded landfill. That makes the manufacturing of wooden pallets actually an environmental plus... (PR Newswire)
Banks braced for Feds commodities decision Sep 23, 2009
Each is involved in the little-advertised business of owning power plants or oil tankers. Their assets were threatened by forced divestment when the two banks came under Fed regulation last September, giving them access to emergency loans at the height of the financial crisis. (FT.com -- Markets)
Navigating life on floating foreign territory Sep 22, 2009
He has recorded all his navigation experiences, with ships ranging from 500-tonne freighters to 300,000-tonne oil tankers. His notebooks, if piled up, reach more than a meter high. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tunnel links continents, reveals ancient history Sep 22, 2009
One worker claimed that during the lunch break, when the machinery came to a stop, he could hear the sound of oil tanker and cargo ships' engines as they motored past in the waters overhead. As a precaution in the event of a catastrophic flood in the tunnel, engineers constructed an emergency bunker on the bottom of the sea. (CNN -- World)
Afghanistan: Looking For the Way Ahead Sep 20, 2009
In an election campaign that has been interminably dull, even by German standards, the Sept. 4 missile strike on two oil tankers hijacked by Taliban insurgents in northern Afghanistan was always going to grab attention. The U.S. strike, called in by a German commander worried about the security of his troops, allegedly killed some 90 people, including dozens of civilians. (Time.com)
Muddy Waters Sep 19, 2009
They use fire torches to cut through steel hullseven those of old oil tankers. Dozens of workers die each year from explosions, falling steel, and disease. (Slate)
Cook Inlet oil production still slowed by volcano Sep 17, 2009
Oil is now brought to Granite Point or Trading Bay facilities and pumped directly onto oil tankers. That requires the cost of a tanker every two weeks, instead of every four-to-six weeks before the eruption. (Juneau Empire)
Recession anchors trade Sep 16, 2009
Economists say that normally these 500-plus container vessels, oil tankers and merchant ships would be steaming between the ports of Asia and the US laden with cameras, jeans and all sorts of goods for retail shelves this Christmas ... Economists say that normally these 500-plus container vessels, oil tankers and merchant ships would be steaming between the ports of Asia and the US laden with cameras, jeans and all sorts of goods for retail shelves this Christmas ... GHOSTLY ARMADA: Just try to... (New York Post -- Business)
Heroin supply clinic 'cuts crime' Sep 15, 2009
"It's as if each of them is an oil tanker heading for disaster and so the purpose of this trial is to see: 'Can you turn them around? Is it possible to avert disaster?' "And the surprising finding - which is good for the individuals and good for society as well - is that you can," he said. The Randomised Injecting Opioid Treatment Trial (RIOTT) programme - which is funded by a number of agencies, including the Department of Health - began in 2005. FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME Please turn on... (BBC News -- UK)
2 Tahir Yaldash militants detained in N Afghanistan Sep 14, 2009
Latest air strikes on two oil tankers hijacked by Taliban militants in Kunduz province on Sept. 4 left over 100 dead, including scores of civilians. Editor: Anne Tang. (Xinhuanet, China)
German politicians need to mention the war Sep 14, 2009
The fact that it took an air strike on oil tankers that had been seized by the Taliban and the ensuing critical debate to force Merkel to on the issue speaks volumes. It wasn't exactly an example of political courage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Arctic Sea - a serial absentee Sep 12, 2009
Nigerian government officials held 12 Russian crewmen hostage for two years after they had been taken off the African Pride, an oil tanker accused of involvement in local government-sponsored oil smuggling ... In August 2006, Guinean government officials briefly detained in Conakry port the Luchegorsk, also an oil tanker, and its 19-man crew, with the aim of extracting a ransom. (Asia Times Online)
M&C Saatchi sees opportunities on an international level Sep 12, 2009
Theyre like oil tankers; it takes a long time to turn an oil tanker. So I like to think were a smaller network of 20 different agencies around the world that can be more fleet of foot, quicker and more responsive. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Pakistan's Zardari calls for airstrike probe Sep 10, 2009
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has told the BBC there must be an international investigation into last week's NATO airstrikes on two hijacked oil tankers in Afghanistan's Kunduz province. He also spoke about the disputed Afghan election results and Pakistan's battle with Taliban militants. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Afghanistan by the numbers Sep 10, 2009
(Unfortunately, Afghan deaths are generally covered sparingly, on an incident by incident basis, as in the deaths of an Afghan family traveling to a wedding party in August, assumedly due to a Taliban-planted IED, or the recent controversial US bombing of two stolen oil tankers in Kunduz province in which many civilians seem to have died. Anything like the total number of Afghans killed in these years remains unknown, but what numbers we have are undoubtedly undercounts. (Asia Times Online)
President Asif Ali Zardari says it seems as if Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Ladin isn o longer alive Sep 10, 2009
Zardari told BBC there must be an investigation into last weeks NATO airstrikes on two hijacked oil tankers in Afghanistan, which killed 90 people. . (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Merkel regrets Afghan raid deaths Sep 9, 2009
The incident happened on Friday, when US jets, responding to a German request, bombed two oil tankers that had been hijacked by the Taliban. Many people nearby were killed. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Suspected Taliban on Tuesday attacked several oil tankers in Quetta and Peshawar Sep 9, 2009
In a first-ever attack of its kind in Quetta, unidentified persons torched eight oil tankers near the Western Bypass. Also, suspected Taliban attacked two oil tankers in Peshawar, injuring their drivers and a helper on the Ring Road, police said. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
U.S.-German Dispute Emerges Over Afghan Strike Sep 7, 2009
Sept. 4: A victim of an airstrike on an oil tanker hijacked by Taliban insurgents is carried into the main hospital in Kunduz. Sept. 4: A victim of an airstrike on an oil tanker hijacked by Taliban insurgents is carried into the main hospital in Kunduz. (Fox News)
Survivor found after Philippines ferry sinks Sep 7, 2009
The world's deadliest maritime disaster in peacetime occurred in the Philippines in December 1987, when an oil tanker collided with the MV Dona Paz, killing more than 4,000 holidaymakers. Recommend. (Yahoo! Asia News)
