Oil Spill Response

5/19/2018 Oil Spill Response

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OIL SPILL RESPONSE

Exercise MEDSPILL


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INITIAL SCENARIO

A small coastal tanker had completed

discharging its cargo of aviation spirit

he vessel remained alongside the !ett"to #$nker

D$ring #$nkering a pipe connection

r$pt$red and a %$antit" of heav" f$el

oil spilled into the est$ar"


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Small #oom almost deplo"ed


4/17

Sec$ring the first t&o #ooms


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OSRL Response eam arrive


6/17

heresponse

vehicle and

some of its

e%$ipment


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he initial movement of the

slick &as to&ards the

container terminal next door

and then to&ards the sea

'" no& the tide had t$rned

and the ret$rn movement of

the slick &as threatening aSSSI immediatel" $pstream of

the avgas !ett"

S(ENARIO )PDAE


8/17

he do&nstream container terminal


9/17

Preparing the large #ooms


10/17

*oining

the

large

#oomstogether


11/17

Deplo"ing

the

large #oom


12/17

Large #oom partl" deplo"ed


13/17

'oom #eing extended


14/17

Large #oom deplo"ed


15/17

Inner end of large #oom sec$red to !ett"

o prevent #ackflo& of slick


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he slick &as prevented from reaching

the SSSI

he stern of the ship at the containerterminal &as coated &ith heav" f$el oil

and confined to port pending clean $p

A minimal amo$nt of oil escaped to the

est$ar" and seaS$#se%$ent clean $p operations &o$ld

last at least a &eek

+E ,INAL O)(OME


17/17

A ma!or environmental disaster

&as avoided #" a s&ift andefficient response

Some environmental damage

inevita#l" occ$rredhe s$#se%$ent clean $p re%$ired

&o$ld #e #oth extensive and costl"

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