ROME: An oil spill that fouled a small river in northern Italy reached the Po River on Wednesday, with officials warning of an ecological disaster as they scrambled to contain the sludge before it contaminated Italy

Mumbai: The oil spill in Mahul creek a couple of weeks ago has taken its toll. The city has lost a winged visitor. While the flamingo died on Tuesday, another bird is battling for life at the SPCA hospital, Parel.

THE Coast Guard Pollution Response Team, which made an aerial survey of the sea where a thin film of oil was first found on Friday, has reported that the shoreline where the sea deposited the oil, needs to be cleaned up using the Shoreline Cleanup Method.

150,000 Litres Of Diesel Leaks Into Yellow River

A pipeline oil leak that led to fuel flowing into a major branch of the Yellow river has been brought under control, China National Petroleum Corporation has said.

Ajai Sreevatsan

CHENNAI: An unidentified ship which dumped bilge water at a point close to the coast is the most likely reason for the oil slick, which hit the beach along Uthandi and Kanathur around 3 p.m. on Friday, according to government officials.

Bilge water is a mixture of fresh water, oil, sludge and chemicals primarily collected from a ship engine

MUMBAI: The Mumbai coast guard's pollution response team (west) is set to purchase three modern pollution control vehicles (PCVs) to ensure a cleaner sea off the western shores. Induction of PCVs in the Coast Guard's fleet, along with other modern equipment to control oil spills and pollution, will be complete in six months, officials said.

RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY
Contrary to the claims of the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) authorities, fresh oil spillage has been reported from the harbour area, where a Mongolian cargo ship MV Black Rose sank on September 9.