oil spill response

Environmental protection barrier to be deployed for Golden Ray

The Unified Command (UC) for the St. Simons Sound Incident Response and assisting organizations are collaborating in finalizing plans for the construction of an environmental protection barrier (EPB) to be built around ‘Golden Ray’.

Currently, the ship’s owner and the UC are working closely with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Savannah District, to obtain the necessary permits to start construction of the EPB.  In fact, USACE issued a public notice indicating that the construction plan...

https://safety4sea.com/environmental-protection-barrier-to-be-deployed-for-golden-ray/

Fire started on Golden Ray wreck during welding operations

Fire broke out on the wreck of the ro-ro Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound on January 19. When the fire started contractors were contacting welding operations inside the ship.

Luckily, the fire was contained within the hull and was quickly put out by the contractor’s fireboat.

As the vehicle carrier ‘Golden Ray’ capsized in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, on September 8, four of its crewmembers went missing.

According to The Brunswick News report, the car carrier Golden Ray was grounded after...

https://safety4sea.com/fire-started-on-golden-ray-wreck-during-welding-operations/

Sponge removing oil from water developed

University of Toronto researchers have developed a new strategy to remove tiny oil droplets from wastewater with more than 90% efficiency in just 10 minutes, using a sponge.

Oil extraction operations such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, produce nearly 100 billion barrels of oil-contaminated wastewater each year. Because the oil is in the form of tiny droplets rather than a large oil slick, we can’t use the same strategies we would use to clean up a surface spill,

…says Chul Park, a...

https://safety4sea.com/sponge-removing-oil-from-water-developed/

Chemical herders improve oil spill cleanup, researchers report

Oil spill is a serious form of pollution, threatening the oceans and the wildlife, making the cleanup operations a major priority. Thus, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University discussed how chemical herders can facilitate the concentration of an oil slick on water.

Specifically, the three researchers, Lakshmana Chandrala, Franz O’Meally and Joseph Katz, speaking during the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics 72nd Annual Meeting addressed the importance of using chemical...

https://safety4sea.com/chemical-herders-improve-oil-spill-cleanup-researchers-report/

USCG responds to oil spill caused by collision in Texas

The US Coast Guard responded to an oil spill near port Arthur, in Texas, caused from a collision between an offshore supply vessel and a tug vessel, near the entrance to Sabine Pass, Texas.

Specifically, the two vessels involved in the collision were the offshore supply vessel Cheramie Botruc 22 and tug vessel Mariya Moran.

The USCG reports that the collision resulted to about 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel spill.

In light of the oil spill incident and the importance of dealing with oil spills,...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-responds-to-oil-spill-caused-by-collision-in-texas/

Hawaii Coast Guard conducts clean-up operations after oil spill in Honolulu

The Hawaii Coast Guard reported that cleanup operations are being conducted, after heavy fuel oil spilled during bunker operations between the container ship Kamokuiki and a bunker barge on November 6, in Honolulu.

Thus, the Coast Guard is taking the measures needed to control the situation and rapidly respond to an oil discharge near Pier 19 in Honolulu.

The crew of the container vessel berthed at Pier 19 and commenced their Vessel Response Plan, followed by clean-up operations. In the...

https://safety4sea.com/hawaii-coast-guard-conducts-clean-up-operations-after-oil-spill-in-honolulu/

Five vessels on the spotlight in relation to Brazil oil spill

Speaking to the news agency AFP, a spokeswoman for the Greek coastguard said the investigation conducted in Brazil, indicated showed that five vessels from different countries are suspects for the large oil spill, including a Greek one.

The ships have now left Brazil, however there will be comprehensive controls by the Greek authorities, if these vessels arrive at a Greek port.

As of now, investigators in Brazil have studied 1,100 ships that are navigating through the area, and managed to narrow...

https://safety4sea.com/five-vessels-on-the-spotlight-in-relation-to-brazil-oil-spill/

Portland coast guard blocks protests against Trans Mountain Pipeline

On Monday, November 4, a law enforcement team of Portland’s Coast Guard cooperated with local law enforcement officers to remove protesters of the “Portland Rising Tide” from Port of Vancouver’s Berth 9, where the activists were hanging from hammocks trying to block the freighter Patagonia, which is carrying pipe material for the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project.

As reported, five members of the Rising Tide activist group had locked themselves to the pier at Berth 9 to...

https://safety4sea.com/portland-coast-guard-blocks-protests-against-trans-mountain-pipeline/

USCG deals with three oil spills

The US Coast Guard had to deal with three oil spill responses on Monday, October 28, in three different parts of the US, trying to save the environment and the wildlife from the fatal impacts of an oil spill.

According to the Coast Guard’s statements, an oil sheen was seen in Breton Sound, Block 37, Louisiana. The oil sheen resulted from a damaged and inactive wellhead owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC).

For the time being, the well is producing a mix of oil, water and mud. The...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-deals-with-three-oil-spills/

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/

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