The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Oil slick from cargo ship off Gibraltar reaches shore Small amounts of oil from a bulk carrier that collided with a gas tanker off Gibraltar has reached the shoreline of the British territory and neighbouring Spain, local officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220903/oil-slick-from-cargo-ship-off-gibraltar-reaches-shore Sat, 03 Sep 2022 14:46:07 +0200 oil-slick-from-cargo-ship-off-gibraltar-reaches-shore Captain of Gibraltar oil spill ship arrested The captain of a ship that is beached off Gibraltar and spilling oil into waters off the coast of Cádiz has been arrested. https://www.thelocal.es/20220902/captain-of-gibraltar-oil-spill-ship-arrested Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:25:02 +0200 captain-of-gibraltar-oil-spill-ship-arrested Oil leaking from stricken cargo ship off Gibraltar A bulk carrier that collided with a liquefied natural gas tanker off Gibraltar is leaking fuel oil, the government of the tiny British territory said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220901/oil-leaking-from-stricken-cargo-ship-off-gibraltar Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:09:39 +0200 oil-leaking-from-stricken-cargo-ship-off-gibraltar Spain seeks to overturn acquittals in Prestige oil tanker spill disaster Spain's state prosecutor on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's decision to acquit three men over the 2002 Prestige tanker spill, one of Europe's worst environmental disasters. https://www.thelocal.es/20150930/spain-seeks-to-overturn-prestige-tanker-spill-acquittals Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:44:24 +0200 spain-seeks-to-overturn-prestige-tanker-spill-acquittals Spain and France appeal after oil spill verdict Regional prosecutors in France and Spain on Friday launched separate appeals after a Spanish court acquitted a ship's crew and a top maritime official of causing one of Europe's worst oil spills. https://www.thelocal.es/20131123/french-spanish-appeals-due-after-oil-spill-acquittal Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:56:00 +0100 french-spanish-appeals-due-after-oil-spill-acquittal Spain fights for damages after oil spill verdict Spain will appeal for damages over the Prestige tanker disaster which choked its northwest coast in oil, the government said on Monday, after a court acquitted all defendants of causing the spill. https://www.thelocal.es/20131119/spain-fights-for-damages-over-oil-spill-disaster Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:03:00 +0100 spain-fights-for-damages-over-oil-spill-disaster Judge acquits Prestige crew over Spain oil spill A judge on Wednesday acquitted crew members and a top maritime official of causing a massive oil spill off Spain in 2002, one of Europe's worst environmental disasters https://www.thelocal.es/20131113/judge-aquits-prestige-crew-over-oil-spill-disaster Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:18:00 +0100 judge-aquits-prestige-crew-over-oil-spill-disaster Spain awaits verdict on Prestige oil disaster A Spanish court will on Wednesday deliver a verdict on one of Europe's worst oil spills, 11 years after the tanker Prestige spilled 50,000 tonnes of fuel off the Spanish coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20131113/spain-awaits-verdict-on-prestige-oil-disaster Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:23:00 +0100 spain-awaits-verdict-on-prestige-oil-disaster