CleanSeaNet Cases
In areas regularly covered by the CleanSeaNet service, significant pollution is not likely to go unnoticed. Consequently it becomes more and more risky for ship masters not to report accidental spills that they may have caused. Find below some of these examples.
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Cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany, prompted by a CleanSeaNet service
Published01.08.2016
Requesting Authority: Netherlands Coastguard. Country: Netherlands and Germany border. Date: 2016. A CleanSeaNet alert report was sent regarding a possible detected spill, which was partly in the Netherlands alert areas and partly in the German alert area. The Netherlands – which routinely organises surveillance flights timed to coincide with expected CleanSeaNet services – sent an aerial surveillance asset, and the vessel was identified. Pictures were taken showing discharge of MARPOL Annex II cargo residues via a hose which was discharging above the waterline. The ship’s master confirmed ...
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Oleg Naydenov sinking, Spain, April 2015
Published20.04.2015
Requesting Authority: Spanish Authorities. Country: Spain. Date: April 2015. The Oleg Naydenov sank on 14 April 2015, 15 nautical miles south of the island of Gran Canaria (Spain) at a sea depth of ...
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EMSA systems working together
Published30.03.2013
Requesting Authority: Croatian Authorities. Country: Croatia. Date: March 2013. On 22 March 2013, a possible pollution was detected by CleanSeaNet in Croatia’s territorial waters. Based on ...
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Satellite images as primary evidence in UK court
Published16.02.2012Read more...
Requesting Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Country: United Kingdom. Date: February 2012. Satellite images should always be combined with supporting information when prosecuting a case, ...
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Costa Concordia grounding and subsequent monitoring
Published29.01.2012
Requesting Authority: Italian Coastguard. Country: Italy. Date: January 2012. On 13 January 2012 the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rock near Isola del Giglio, Italy, about 100km northwest of ...
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Gannet F Platform spill
Published29.08.2011
Requesting Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Country: United Kingdom. Date: August 2011. An accident occurred on 10 August 2011 on the Gannet F platform, approximately 176 km east of ...
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Collision between the Strauss and the Francia
Published19.02.2010
Requesting Authority: French Authorities. Country: Italy. Date: February 2010. On the morning of 19 February 2010, a collision occurred between the fully cellular container ship CMA CGM Strauss and ...
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Ship-to-ship transfer spill involving the Russian aircraft carrier admiral Kuznetsov
Published16.02.2009
Requesting Authority: Irish Coast Guard. Country: Ireland. Date: February 2009. In areas regularly covered by the CleanSeaNet service, significant pollution is not likely to go unnoticed. ...
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