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2012
May 16
New micro satellite to monitor ice in Arctic Ocean shipping lanes
Weathernews Inc., the world's largest private weather service company, has shown on Tuesday a micro satellite that it developed to observe Arctic Ocean ice for purposes of guiding ships through the area in summer.
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2012
May 15
First Korean icebreaker to explore Arctic Ocean
Korean government reported on Thuesday that their first icebreaker will explore Canada's Arctic Ocean to check offshore permafrost regions and the sea-floor for gas hydrate reserves.
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2012
May 15
Can we ensure safe Arctic drilling?
Arctic Ocean is the final frontier for oil and gas industry. It is estimated that beneath the ocean floor lies 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil - about 13 per cent of the global total.
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2012
May 14
Container ship acid leak at Port Botany
At Port Botany, in Sydney's south Hazardous materials crews are dealing with a shipping container that has been leaking acid from a cargo ship.
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2012
May 14
Press release: NYK to Display NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 at Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea
A model of NYK Super Eco Ship 2030, NYK’s future concept ship, will be displayed at Expo 2012, an international exposition to be held in Yeosu, Korea, from May 12 to August 21.
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2012
May 10
Wrecked yacht Endless Sea leakig fuel in Antarctica
A wrecked Brazilian yacht Endless Sea is traped in Antarctica's ice and her fuel leaks. There is no posibility of stopping the leakage before the long South Pole winter eases in October.
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2012
May 10
Unexplained deaths of 5,000 birds and nearly 900 dolphins in Peru
Peruvian government has confirmed that at least 5,000 birds and nearly 900 dolphins have died off Peru's northern coast.
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2012
May 10
Ship's owner and captain fined over Great Barrier Reef dumping
The owner and the captain of the ship Pantanal that dumped garbage in the Great Barrier Reef marine park have been fined.
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2012
May 09
New study shows that Pacific garbage patch could change marine life
Scientists have reported that an increase in plastic debris floating in a zone between Hawaii and California is changing the environment of at least one marine insect.
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2012
May 08
New oil spill in the Gamsha Bay
New onshore and offshore oil spill has been detected at Gamsha Bay on the Red Sea on Monday.