Gibraltar receives a travel industry nomination at the Star Awards
The list of nominees is impressive and includes much larger destinations such as Greece, Italy, South Africa and Thailand
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Gibraltar to stand down Major Incident status following last week's ship collision
Most of the fuel has now been removed from the bulk carrier and it is possible that regular operations at the Port will resume from Wednesday
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Work to pump fuel out of the OS 35 has continued over the weekend
The operation is also under way to remove any other possible contaminants from the ship while the weather conditions are still good
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Gibraltar takes preventive action to protect the water supply from the OS 35 bulk carrier's oil spill
The mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, says the oil has reached the Spanish town's beaches and the council is looking at its options for legal action against Gibraltar
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Gibraltar's stricken ship situation remains stable as fuel continues to be safely removed from the tanks
Continuous monitoring has been in place all night including drone and land-based thermal imaging
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Gibraltar police confirm one person arrested following ship collision and subsequent oil spill
There are unconfirmed reports on the Rock that the individual detained is the captain of the OS 35 bulk carrier
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Gibraltar and Spanish authorities are dealing with a leak of heavy fuel oil from beached bulk carrier
Salvage teams are shortly due to begin pumping fuel out of the OS 35 bulk carrier which is lying 700 metres off Catalan Bay, following a collision with the ADAM LNG on Monday night
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Gibraltar plans to start removing fuel from the stricken OS 35 bulk carrier after the ship's hull splits
A major incident was declared on Wednesday evening and the UK is sending more pollution control equipment, which should arrive on Sunday
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Major incident declared in Gibraltar as the hull of the stricken bulk carrier OS 35 breaks into two sections
All operations at the port have been temporarily suspended so that all resources can be used to deal with the emergency. The crew have all been safely evacuated from the beached vessel
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Fuel due to be pumped from the stricken bulk carrier off Gibraltar in a delicate two-day operation
The beached ship’s fuel tanks contain 215 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, 250 tonnes of diesel and 27 tonnes of lube oil. The salvage operation is then likely to take several weeks more
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Covid isolation period in Gibraltar to be reduced to five days from Thursday 1 September
This is a more conservative policy to that of UK but Public Health Director Dr Helen Carter says it is more appropriate for a close and densely-populated community like Gibraltar
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Marine salvors from the Netherlands are assessing the beached OS 35 bulk carrier after collision with another ship
The Gibraltar Port Authority currently has two tugs and three service craft deployed to the scene, assisted by Spain's maritime rescue service, and they are ready to react to any incident that may develop
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Ship beached off Gibraltar after colliding with another while exiting the Bay
It is loaded with 183 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, 250 tonnes of diesel and 27 tonnes of lube oil, but the authorities said there was little to no danger to the vessel's 24 crew
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No secret meetings, just business as usual, says Gibraltar government
A photo taken surreptitiously on a train to Cordoba led to speculation that clandestine meetings are being held between the Spanish and Gibraltarian governments
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UK finally recognises Gibraltar's city status, having forgotten about it since 1842
Chief minister Fabian Picardo said the recognition is of little practical significance but is hugely symbolic in this Jubilee year and when Gibraltar's relationship with the UK is stronger than ever
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