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Oil pollution prevention and control: a guide for Namibia's oil contingency plan
Japhet Iitenge
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Abstract
To Zambia CI-IiVF>TH:Fi 1.Oil pollution of the marine environment which is the concern in this paper is part and parcel of the global pollution threatening the world today.Like other pollutants, oil pollution does not recognize the artificial or political boundaries.Oil pollution gets into the marine environment through two major different ways, such as deliberate discharge of oil waste and other oil particulars into the sea and accidental spillage.The first category has been delt with considerably at national and international levels.But still a lot of efforts are required to accomplish it.The major problem lies with the latter, which arises as a result of ship coalition, grounding, wrecking and so on.Marine accidents occur from time to time world wide.The worst examples of such accidents are the Torrey Cannyon in 1967, Argo Merchant in 1976, Amoco Cadiz in 1978 the Exxon Valdez in 1989 and the fire on board of the Agip Abrozzo (the V.L.C.C.) carrying 130 000 tonnes of oil along the Italian coast in April 1991.The recent example of that nature is the incident involving an oil tanker (the Katina P.)along the Mozambican coast in April 1992.It was reported that the Mozambican government was "facing an environmental disaster and appealed for international help after a 66 000 tonnes capacity oil tanker went aground 20km.north of Inhaca Island near Maputo.Furthermore, the Mozambican Foreign Minister who appeal for international help was quoted saying "everything now depends on the time and weather" Following his request for international assistance in both judicial and technical matters the British experts were reported to have brought about 40 tonnes of oil pollution equipment meanwhile 160 tonnes of similar equipment was sent to Maputo by road and sea from Cape Town, South Africa.According to Mr. Jan Lud (Adviser of the Norwegian Maritime Inspection Department), the Mozambican authority was not prepared for any incident of that nature.The amount of oil
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