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Containers from MSC CHITRA washed up on a beach, Mumbai, India

Cleaning an oiled eider duck

Oiled tourist beach in Pakistan following the grounding of the tanker TASMAN SPIRIT

Reefer aground off a remote island in Papua New Guinea

Local SPRO undertaking shoreline clean-up operations

The deck of an oil tanker

Recovering oil with a mechanical grab

High pressure washing of a rocky shore

This paper discusses the meaning of “international standards” for oil spill response in the context of remote operations. Practical examples are drawn from remote spills world-wide, including…