Cromarty Rising

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again). SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government all responded to our petition. We were then allowed to respond to these organisations – now the response to SEPA: RESPONSE TO SUBMISSION […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again). SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government all responded to our petition. We were then allowed to respond to these organisations – first the response to SNH: RESPONSE TO […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again). They also asked SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government for responses to our petition. This time the Scottish Government’s response: PE1637/D   SUBMISSION FROM THE CABINET SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT, […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again). They also asked SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government for responses to our petition. This time the MCA’s response: PE1637/C   SUBMISSION FROM MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY   […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again). They also asked SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government for responses to our petition. This time SEPA’s response: PE1637/B  SUBMISSION FROM SEPA Thank you for seeking the views […]

The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament sat recently and as we reported on oil leaks they agreed to write to the Scottish Government (again). They also wrote to SEPA, SNH, MCA and the Scottish Government for response to our petition. We’ll publish those over the next few nights along with our response to these […]

While searching through Hansard, we came across the QA from March this year that we were not previously aware of – if there is a new application, the Scottish Government will be fully consulted and a full public consultation will be undertaken – great, although we’d much rather any future application is ditched!   Steven […]

We found this interesting page on the Skuld website – Skuld are a “world leading” marine insurance provide- they know what they are talking about – if you are in any doubt that STS is safe, read this please: https://www.skuld.com/topics/cargo/liquid-bulk-cargo/sts-transfer/ship-to-ship-transfer-safety/ Their section on previous incident is particularly enlightening – we’ve reproduced it below: Previous incidents / […]

Back in 2007, the second biggest oil spill in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea occurred. A rupture in the loading hose on a loading system on the Statfjord field resulted in around 4,400 m3 of crude oil being discharged in the sea. The direct cause of the rupture of the loading hose was […]

Some of you may have caught this article in the Scotsman: http://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/tourism-in-moray-hits-record-figures-1-4486767?cn=bWVudGlvbg%3D%3D It would appear that tourism is Moray is booming – unprecedented levels of tourists worth some £120million to local economy. Why put that at risk with oil tankers undertaking risky operations in the Moray Firth? The new Moray MP, Douglas Ross, spoke on […]