Fuel / diesel spill
3 cases in 5 countries, 2020–2024. Most cases: Trinidad and Tobago (1), BQ (1), Angola (1), Russia (1), Mauritius (1).
Gulfstream oil spill (Tobago)
In February 2024 a barge with no recorded flag or insurer released about 4,652 tonnes of fuel oil off Tobago, and the oil reached Bonaire, 830 km away. The registered owner had not been identified, and the IOPC 1992 Fund paid the claims.
Norilsk diesel spill
About 21,000 tonnes of diesel leaked from a fuel tank at a Nornickel power plant in the Russian Arctic in May 2020. A court awarded RUB 146.2 billion in damages, which the company paid in full.
MV Wakashio oil spill (Mauritius)
The MV Wakashio ran aground off Mauritius in 2020. Its owner sought to cap its liability under the LLMC regime; on 23 February 2026 the Supreme Court of Mauritius refused limitation for oil pollution claims.