10 years since the Hebei Spirit
7 December 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the Hebei Spirit incident which occurred off the west coast of Republic of Korea, spilling some 10 900 tonnes of crude oil into the…
News – Incidents
Agia Zoni II – Claims Department on site
During the week of 4 December, Liliana Monsalve, Head of the Claims Department, and Mark Homan, Claims Manager, travelled to Piraeus, Greece. They spent some time in the newly opened Agia Zoni…
Agia Zoni II: Sunken tanker lifted from the seabed
On 25 November 2017, salvors commenced the recovery operations of the Agia Zoni II tanker which sank on 10 September close to Salamina Island in the Saronic Gulf, Greece. The tanker had…
Recent developments in the Prestige incident – November 2017 Judgment
The Court in La Coruña (Audiencia Provincial) has delivered a judgment on the quantification of the losses resulting from the Prestige incident. It confirms that the 1992 Fund is liable for damages…
Double Joy – Signing of Agreement on interim payments
On 9 November 2017, the Director was pleased to visit the offices of the Singapore branch of the Shipowners’ Club, to sign an agreement between the two organisations on the handling of…
Agia Zoni II: 1992 Fund Executive Committee authorises payment of compensation and web page for claimants now available in Greek
Following the opening of the claims submission office in Piraeus last week (2 November), the Greek staff at the office have been assisting claimants and are receiving claims arising from the Agia…