SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy vowed efforts Monday to prevent a possible recurrence of an oil leak after thousands of liters of fuel accidentally spilled into the sea during a weekend naval operation. A total of 8,400 liters of diesel spilled into waters off the southern port city of Jinhae, some 310 [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — New equipment has been developed that can clean up oil spills at sea much more efficiently than previous methods used. The Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering on Wednesday held a demonstration of their newly-developed amphibious oil recovery equipment, capable of swiftly recovering oil along coastal lines. [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An innovative oil scoop net designed to assist in the cleanup of oil spills at sea has been developed based on the insect-catching mechanism of a carnivorous plant. A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Korea University said Wednesday it had developed an [...]