Monthly Archive:: June 2023

Barge spills 3,400 gallons of oil in Mississippi

On Saturday, approximately 3,400 gallons (or 3.8 million litres) of oil were spilled from a Kirby Inland Marine Barge near Natchez in Mississippi. The Lower Mississippi River Sector of the Coast Guard received a notification from Kirby Inland Marine at 10 pm on Saturday reporting a discharge that occurred from one their barges while being

Gall Thomson PetalC Breakaway Coupling

Application Hose offshore transfer of media between Floating Production Storage and Offloading platforms (FPSOs) and tankers or between tankers or vessels – specifically relevant to reel applications. Purpose The offshore marine breakaway coupling is designed to protect a transfer operation in an emergency. This coupling will automatically activate due to either one of two ends