The coral reefs off Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands are likely to be permanently damaged from the latest shipping environmental catastrophe to hit the area. With authorities still assessing the scale of the environmental impact from the bunker spill in February of the bulk carrier, the same...
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With authorities still assessing the scale of the environmental impact from the bunker spill in February of the bulk carrier, the same remote bay in the Solomon Islands has been struck by another dire marine casualty. The water around Kangava Bay on Rennell Island has turned a rusty brown colour...
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The incident occurred five months the bulker Solomon Trader grounded on a reef off Rennell Island.
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The ill-fated bulker Solomon Trader has been refloated in the Solomon Islands.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/276771/solomon-trader-refloated-destined-for-scrapyard/
The amount of oil spilled is believed to be higher than the initial estimates of 70 tonnes.
A successful salvage operation over the weekend has finally staunched the flow of bunker fuel from a grounded bulker in a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Solomon Islands. The 1994-built Hong Kong-flagged , insured by Korea P&I, ran aground on February 5 while loading bauxite in bad weather off...
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KP&I appoints Resolve Marine to oversee the Solomon Trader incident response in the Solomon Islands.
The caretaker prime minister of the Solomon Islands has told the mining companies, shipowner and P&I Club connected to the ecological disaster unfolding in the country from a grounded bulker that they must foot the bill for all clean-up costs. The 1994-built Hong Kong-flagged , insured by Korea...
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One month and one day on from the ship’s grounding, the insurer and the owner of the finally issued a release today, claiming “deep remorse” for the incident, which has become the worst man-made ecological disaster to hit the Solomon Islands. The 1994-built Hong Kong-flagged Solomon Trader, insured...