News Archive
List of news
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Historical response exercise in Skagerrak
1/20/2017 12:35:54 PM
An increase in incidents involving chemical spills spills, previous incidents and an increased maritime traffic forms the backdrop for the largest oil and chemical pollution exercise ever held in Norway.
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The counter fill operation started with a press meeting
5/4/2016 2:39:17 PM
To present the operations starting now, the NCA and Van Oord welcomed the press on board the vessel MV "Siddis Mariner" Tuesday, 3 May.
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Aiming to fight oil spills with water
3/16/2016 10:23:33 AM Establishing whether water can replace chemicals in cleaning up oil slicks has moved a step closer after tests at the Norwegian centre for testing of oil spill response equipment in Horten south of Oslo.
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Testing clean-up preparedness off Svalbard
3/15/2016 1:11:14 PM A recent planning conference has set objectives for an oil spill response exercise planned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) in cooperation with the governor of Svalbard.
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Preparing for increased shipping in the high North
2/12/2016 2:10:44 PM The Norwegian Coastal Administration is already starting measures this year to increase the safety at sea around Svalbard. It is occurring as a result of an expected increase in traffic in the waters around the archipelago.
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Nobody can cope on their own
1/11/2016 1:50:00 PM “It’s good I decided to sit here,” says the Norwegian, as he perches in the bows and watches the Russian, the Icelander and the American yelling for help in the stern.
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Experiences from oil spills at the Norwegian coast
4/2/2013 11:19:00 AM The report “Experiences from oil spills at the Norwegian coast. A summary of environmental effects“ contains a brief description of the environmental monitoring carried out after the four largest oil spills from vessels in Norwegian waters over the past ten years: the “Rocknes” in 2004, the “Server” in 2007, the “Full City” in 2009 and the “Godafoss” in 2011.