Stanley Clinton Davis on preparing for oil spills

Title

Stanley Clinton Davis on preparing for oil spills

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Labour MP Stanley Clinton Davis on the need to prepare for future oil spills, and World Maritime Day, which is sponsored by the United Nations. Davis talks about international cooperation with regard to shipping and the prevention of future oils spills. He also says there needs to be better training for ships’ captains, but that you can never be totally prepared. The interviewer is Bob Holness.

Contributors

Bob Holness; Stanley Clinton Davis

Keywords

UN; Shipping; Oil; Maritime transport; Seaborne disasters; Petroleum industry; Oil pollution; Coastal waters; Maritime legislation; Shipping regulations

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