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Oil spill from Tim Allen’s yacht closes Michigan marina

A yacht belonging to actor Tim Allen has forced the closure of a marina in Michigan, in the Great Lakes area of the Midwestern United States, after a diesel spill over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Local authorities have confirmed that the ship accidentally spilt between 30 and 50 gallons of fuel in the […]

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Maritime, Commercial & Defence

Wavestream launches mobile surface oil spill system

Wavestream, which specialises in environmental protection filter technology, has developed the DuoCart, a standalone, portable system for fast action when dealing with accidental fuel and oil spills.  The system is designed specifically for marinas, ports, dockyards, canals and rivers but can also be used from within vessels or from contaminated land where rainwater has mixed […]