CASE STUDY CASE STUDY –– HEBEI SPIRITHEBEI SPIRIT

Tosh MollerTosh Moller

HEBEI SPIRITHEBEI SPIRIT• 7 December 2007• Taean, Republic of Korea• Fully Laden - 264,000 tonnes

(Iranian Heavy, Upper Zakum,

Khafji, Kuwaiti Export crudes)

• Around 10,500 tonnes spilled• HOSCO (Hong Kong)• Skuld P&I Club• 1992 IOPC Fund• ITOPF mobilised immediately

HEBEI SPIRITHEBEI SPIRIT• Largest spill of recent years

• Korea’s largest spill ever

• Wide geographic spread

• Socio-economic impact

• Extensive fisheries & mariculture

• National Marine Park

• Tourist interests

COMPENSATIONCOMPENSATION

• 1992 CLC & Fund Conventions apply(not Supplementary Fund)

• ~US$ 328 million limit (incl. US$ 145 million CLC limit)– Clean-up and disposal– Fisheries, including destruction of produce & gear– Tourism– Environmental monitoring

• ~US$ 11 million paid by P&I Club to date• Claims registering office established in Seoul

Satellite Image – 11th Dec 2007

SHORELINE RESPONSESHORELINE RESPONSEMain Oiling in Taean County

A. HaeSung Maritime Environment Co., Ltd.B. SS Environment Co., Ltd.C. Dong Sung Marine Service Co., Ltd.D. DongyangCo., Ltd.E. DaehanSea Development Co., Ltd.F. MoojinShipping Co., Ltd.G. SunhwaIndustrial Co., Ltd.H. Green Sea Co., Ltd.I. Jin MyoungEnvironment Co., Ltd.J. WoojinShipping Co., Ltd.K. Dong Sung Jonghap(Environment) Co., Ltd.L. DaechangGreenpiaCo., Ltd.M. Sooil Marine Service Co., Ltd.N. Dong Wha Oil Co., Ltd.O. WoojinEnvironment Industry Corp.P. Young Wha Enterprise Co., Ltd.Q. JuoneEnvironment Co., Ltd.R. JinsungE.I. Co., Ltd.S. Won KwangCo., Ltd.T. KMPRC / KMEMCU. Moo Sung Marine Services Co., Ltd.

• 21 contractors• City governments• Huge manual clean-up effort • Villagers / fishermen

up to 10,000 / day

• Volunteers> 50,000 / day

• Military• > 1 million mandays in six weeks

FISHERIES & MARICULTUREFISHERIES & MARICULTURE

• Fish Cages