EMSA PLAYS INCREASING ROLE IN SECURING EUROPEAN OIL TANKER SAFETY AND FIGHTING OIL SPILL POLLUTION
October 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
HUMAN nature's tendency to let sleeping dogs lie means that international initiatives to deal with chronic problems often only come to fruition after a major disaster. And such was the case with the formation of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). This European Union (EU) institution - devoted to ensuring shipping plying Europe's busy seaways is both safe and clean - was formed after the Erika disaster struck western France. Sailing from the northern French port of Dunkerque to Livorno in western Italy, this tanker encountered a heavy ...
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