International Salvage Union (ISU) members recovered over 1.1 million tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year, a huge increase on 2006. During 2007, emergency assistance was provided worldwide for 282 vessels with cargoes and bunkers threatening pollution (an increase of over 20% on the 233 casualties recorded in the 2006 Survey). The results of the ISU’s latest Annual Pollution Prevention Survey show that oils, chemicals, other pollutants and bunker fuel recovered last year totalled 1,101,440 tonnes, as against 566,793 tonnes in 2006. This amounts to an increase of over 94%. Thirty eight of the ISU’s members contributed data for the latest annual survey. 2%, other pollutants (e.g.