According to Subsea UK, an attempt to steal fibre optic subsea cables caused a failure of phone, internet and cash machine services in the Highlands. On Thursday the thieves tried to dig up the cable located between the villages of Lochcarron and Strathcarron in the Loch Carron. They believed that the cable contained copper. This affected [...]
Proposed Inchcape offshore wind farm faced discussion between the companies , engaged in project development,and the public, especially landowners and farmers in Angus area. A week ago, cable connecting to the grid worried local residents. However, according to the latest developments it appears that the reported information were inaccurate. “This is incorrect. The Inchcape offshore [...]
Chemical testing of water and sediment samples gathered two miles from the Elgin platform gas leak indicate there has been no direct marine contamination from the incident. Samples collected were tested for the presence of oil and gas (hydrocarbon) pollution at the Marine Scotland Science laboratory in Aberdeen. Results are now available for seawater and [...]
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CNOOC reported that the leak in its natural gas pipeline in Zhuhai terminal was caused by the mechanical sand dredging. The broken part of the pipeline identified by divers revealed that it had been damaged by machinery, stated Gao Guangsheng, vice general manager of CNOOC’s Shenzhen branch. “Sand dredging in the sea area is [...]
From late December 2011 till Mid January 2012 earth scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) and from the Cluster of Excellence „The Future Ocean“ in Kiel, Germany will examine the causes of earthquakes and tsunamis along the continental margins of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of South Italy. The enhanced understanding [...]
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One lobster leg and parts of four crabs were found in the most recent scans of material dredged from Sydney harbour. By Greg McNeil (capebretonpost) Source: capebretonpost, November 14, 2011; Image: Wikimedia
China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said on Friday that an oil leak by a subsidiary of Houston-based ConocoPhillips in China’s … (Reuters) Source: Reuters, November 11, 2011; Image: ConocoPhillips
An international astronaut crew may be ready to voyage to the bottom of the sea on a simulated trip to an asteroid, but Mother Nature - it seems - is not. The crew’s planned splashdown on Oct. 17 has been delayed to later this week due to stormy weather at the Florida dive site, NASA [...]
