Vellamo 2020 Combines Four Oil Spill Response Exercises Next June
[POSTPONED TO MAY 2021] A large oil leak is spotted on the coast of Finland. The affected area stretches to the open …
KOPOS 2020 Large-scale Exercise Being Planned in Lithuania
Today, in Klaipėda, over twenty participants from seven different organizations participated in a preparation meeting about a large-scale oil spill exercise that …
OIL SPILL Highlighted at the Final Conference of the SBOIL Project in Rostock
The Final Conference of the SBOIL project (South Baltic Oil Spill Response Through Clean-up with Biogenic Oil Binders) was held in Rostock …
Workshop on the Cooperative Measures in Oil Spill Response Organized by OIL SPILL and SÖKÖ in Finland
OIL SPILL and SÖKÖ projects arranged an expert workshop at the premises of the Finnish Red Cross in Helsinki, on 26 November. …
OIL SPILL Introduced to the Search and Rescue Experts in Lithuania
The meeting of Lithuanian authorities responsible for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations was arranged by the Lithuanian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in …
Training Voluntary Platoon Leaders in Oulu, Finland
Last weekend, Finnish Red Cross (PP5) hosted a national oil spill platoon leader training for volunteers in Oulu, Finland. A platoon consists …
Learning New Tricks in Communications and Target Group Involvement
Members of various projects operating in the Baltic Sea Region gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, 12–13 Nov 2019, to improve their methods and …
Meeting on Cross-border Exercises and Staff exchange in Copenhagen, 9 October 2019
Project partners from Denmark, Finland, Lithuania and Sweden gathered to Copenhagen this week to discuss cross-border exercises and short-term staff exchange in …
OIL SPILL Discussion Event Organised in Oulu, Finland
A discussion event between local authorities and NGOs was organised in Oulu by the OIL SPILL project yesterday, on the 9th of …
Introducing the new Communication Manager
M.Sc. Minna-Liina Ojala has taken over the OIL SPILL communication channels. She is excited to continue Mikko Harteela’s work as the Communication …