'V' Boom's Victorious Pollution Trial

01 Nov 2005

Cornwall County Council's Emergency Planning staff were called into action last month to respond, for exercise purposes, to a major oil pollution incident. A full emergency team was assembled in the incident centre in Falmouth docks and specialist companies Triskel Marine Ltd (TML) and Transas were drafted in to advise on prioritising the deployment of the available resources. TML was also tasked with designing and overseeing the deployment of their new concept of V shaped oil trap. 

Pollution Punished in Port of Southampton

01 Nov 2005

Southampton UK magistrates recently upheld a summons issued by Associated British Ports (ABP) against the owners of MV Autofreighter, who admitted polluting the waters of the harbour earlier this year.