oil spill prevention

Golden Ray’s oil is being monitored

The USCG announced that they will continue their attempts to keep the marine environment safe in the area where Golden Ray grounded, as following the improved weather conditions on-water response has resumed and lightering operations have already removed 200,000 gallons of fuel from the vessel.

Specifically, the 200,000 gallons of fuel oil removed from the vessel are allegedly the two-thirds of the total.

Recently, NOAA commented that

The vessel has had several discharges of oil over the past...

https://safety4sea.com/golden-rays-oil-is-being-monitored/

Stress test assesses European response for large oil spill in the Atlantic

A number of European countries, EMSA and French experts collaborated from 2 to 4 October, at the French Maritime Prefecture for the Atlantic, in order to engage in a large-scale joint simulation exercise, testing their collective response capabilities in the event of a large scale oil spill in the Atlantic.

The exercise testes different intervention strategies for large-scale pollution response. The result of each could be measured using a tool developed specifically for the purpose of...

https://safety4sea.com/stress-test-assesses-european-response-for-large-oil-spill-in-the-atlantic/

Spill recovery operations continue at Jamie Whitten Lock

The USCG continues oil spill recovery operations, responding to a crude oil discharge located within the Jamie Whitten Lock at mile marker 412 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, Wednesday, September 11. Up to now the cause of the oil spill remains unknown.

The USCG was informed for the oil spill on Sunday, September 8, after an unknown amount of crude oil was discharged from a damaged crude oil barge owned by Savage Inland Marine.

The damaged cargo vessel on the barge had about 321,000 gallons...

https://safety4sea.com/spill-recovery-operations-continue-at-jamie-whitten-lock/

EMSA’s RPAS participate in oil response exercises in Denmark and Germany

During August, Germany and Denmark conducted oil spill response exercises to excel their response on an accident that could lead to a huge environmental disaster; To assist the exercise, EMSA participated, providing authorities with live feed footage from lightweight Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).

In late December 2018, EMSA signed four contracts for maritime surveillance services based on remotely piloted aircraft systems, as the demands on surveillance were increased. This service...

https://safety4sea.com/emsas-rpas-participate-in-oil-response-exercises-in-denmark-and-germany/

Oil spill at Jamie Whitten Lock, Tennessee

As the USCG informs, a crude oil discharge occurred in the Jamie Whitten Lock at mile marker 412 on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, Sunday, September 8. For the time being, the cause of the incident remains unknown and is under investigation.

Specifically, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley watchstanders were informed at 6:46 a.m. on Sunday from the National Response Centre that an unknown amount of crude oil was discharged from a damaged crude oil barge owned by Savage Inland Marine.

Coast...

https://safety4sea.com/oil-spill-at-jamie-whitten-lock-tennessee/

EMSA, JACO cooperate to identify possible pollutions

In cooperation with the Joint Arctic Command (JACO), EMSA plans and orders satellite imagery to meet service coverage requirements. After image acquisition trained operators analyze the images with supporting information, like vessel position data, to identify possible pollutions.

After assessing the images, the operators also determine the possibility of the presence of oil on the sea surface, and to help in identifying the source of the pollution.

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https://safety4sea.com/emsa-jaco-cooperate-to-identify-possible-pollutions/

Measures taken to improve oil spill contingency planning in South East Asia

One of the key elements in a successful oil spill contingency planning is to define the communication channels to be used by cooperating parties when facing an incident. A workshop in Pulau Indah, Klang, Malaysia, from 19-21 August, brought together officials from states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to help bring into operation the Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan, which was adopted in 2018.

Namely, participants from nine countries became more familiar with key...

https://safety4sea.com/measures-taken-to-improve-oil-spill-contingency-planning-in-south-east-asia/

USCG published new guidelines for Oil Spill Removal Organization classification program

The US Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy and the National Strike Force Coordination Center published new guidelines for the Oil Spill Removal Organization classification program.

The major revision in the 2019 guidelines focuses on realigning the classification program with applicable regulation provisions. The optional acceptable classification program has been replaced by the alternative compliance program and will provide a mechanism for reviewing any approved alternatives.

The...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-published-new-guidelines-for-oil-spill-removal-organization-classification-program/

Infographic: SafeMed Project IV 2018 results

EMSA published an infographic presenting the SafeMed project during 2018. In general, the SafeMed Project on maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships is a European Union (EU) funded regional project run by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) on behalf of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

In late 2018, during a meeting of the EU-funded SAFEMED IV project in Jordan, the IMO-administered pollution emergency response...

https://safety4sea.com/infographic-safemed-project-iv-2018-results/

Oil spill reported in Port Elizabeth

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) informed than an investigation is underway to establish the cause of the oil spillage incident during a bunkering service off the port of Ngqhura near Port Elizabeth on July 6 morning.

This comes after confirmed reports of an oil spill at sea while a trade vessel was being refueled. Namely, it was reported that up to 200-400 litters of fuel well spilled into the ocean. However, the bunkering services company, SA Marine Fuels, activated an oil...

https://safety4sea.com/oil-spill-reported-in-port-elizabeth/

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