MV Wakashio grounding incident in Mauritius 2020: The world's first major spillage of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil

AG Scarlett, RK Nelson, MM Gagnon, AI Holman… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oils (VSLFO,< 0.5% S) are a new class of marine fuel oils,
introduced to meet recent International Maritime Organization regulations. The MV …

History of a disaster: A baseline assessment of the Wakashio oil spill on the coast of Mauritius, Indian Ocean

S Rajendran, VM Aboobacker, VO Seegobin… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil spills from tanker ships provide adverse and irreversible impacts of a pollutant over
coastal and marine environments. Using Sentinel-1 and 2 satellite images, this baseline …

Monitoring of oil spill in the offshore zone of the Nile Delta using Sentinel data

RM Abou Samra, RR Ali - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to monitor and map the oil spills which occurred from 2019 to 2021 along
the northeastern portion of the Nile Delta using Sentinel-1 (SAR) and Sentinel-2 (MSI) data …

[HTML][HTML] The application of satellite image analysis in oil spill detection

P Tysiąc, T Strelets, W Tuszyńska - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been an increasing use of satellite sensors to detect and track oil
spills. The satellite bands, namely visible, short, medium infrared, and microwave radar …

Multi-mission satellite detection and tracking of October 2019 Sabiti oil spill in the Red sea

K Vankayalapati, HP Dasari, S Langodan, S El Mohtar… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
A multi-mission satellite remote sensing (MSRS) approach is explored to detect and track
leaked oil from the Sabiti oil tanker accident that occurred in the central Red Sea on 11 …

Detection of Massive Oil Spills in Sun Glint Optical Imagery through Super-Pixel Segmentation

Z Sun, S Sun, J Zhao, B Ai, Q Yang - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large volumes of crude oil accidentally released into the sea may cause irreversible
adverse impacts on marine and coastal environments. Large swath optical imagery …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting Marine pollutants and Sea Surface features with Deep learning in Sentinel-2 imagery

K Kikaki, I Kakogeorgiou, I Hoteit… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the significant negative impact of marine pollution on the ecosystem and humans, its
automated detection and tracking from the broadly available satellite data is still a major …

[HTML][HTML] Novel oil spill indices for sentinel-2 imagery: A case study of natural seepage in Qaruh Island, Kuwait

M Zakzouk, I Abou El-Magd, EM Ali, AM Abdulaziz… - MethodsX, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil spills are a paramount and immediate challenge affecting marine ecosystems globally.
Effective and timely monitoring tools, such as oil detection indices, offer a swift means to …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping oil pollution in the Gulf of Suez in 2017–2021 using Synthetic Aperture Radar

I Abou El-Magd, M Zakzouk, EM Ali… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Suez region accommodates diverse activities, including oil exploration
and production, recreational activities, and export and import ports. The Gulf region is …

Modelling and remote sensing of oil spill in the mediterranean sea: A case study on baniyas power plant oil spill

AS Dhavalikar, PC Choudhari - Journal of the Indian Society of Remote …, 2023 - Springer
An oil leakage occurred from one of the fuel tanks at the Baniyas thermal station as a result
of cracks and wear that led to the leakage of fuel on August 23, 2021. The oil entered into …