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Low-flying airliner over Poole Bay in oil spill exercise - BBC
Flight data showed the Oil Spill Response Boeing 727 flying as low as 700ft over Poole Bay as it worked with surface vessels on the simulated emergency. During the three-day exercise, ...
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Low-Flying Boeing 727 Provides Rapid Response To Oil Spills
Boeing’s legacy 727 has found an unlikely role as a first responder to global oil spills. ... Low-Flying Boeing 727 Provides Rapid Response To Oil Spills. Share. Tony Osborne August 09, 2023.
I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster
A security specialist in the Western Indian Ocean sees how countries work together to counter the threat of a massive oil ...
Why Was The Boeing 727 Discontinued
The Boeing 727 remained in the air long after it was officially discontinued, but why did the manufacturer actually stop ...
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What went right in the recent California oil spill - Los Angeles Times
Huntington Beach’s oil spill response plan, which was developed several years ago, outlined the tools they would need in the event of a large intrusion, but officials didn’t have the supplies ...
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The Federal Response to the Oil Spill: Lessons to Be Learned
America’s current system for responding to oil spills was largely shaped by the reaction to the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill off Alaska. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 set up new procedures for ...