Emergency Contact
To report a spill of oil, chemicals or other substance, please call us on the number above for advice and/or to mobilise us to site.
Your call will be forwarded to an ITOPF Technical Adviser who will require as much of the following information as possible:
Essential Information:
- Contact details of the person reporting the incident
 - Name of vessel and owner
 - Date and time of the incident (specifying local time or GMT/UTC)
 - Position (e.g. latitude and longitude or distance and direction from the nearest port or landmark)
 - Cause of the incident (e.g. collision, grounding, explosion, fire, etc.) and nature of damage
 - Description and quantity of cargo and bunker fuel on board
 - Estimate of the quantity spilled or likelihood of spillage
 - Name of the cargo owner
 - Action, both taken and intended (and by whom), to combat pollution
 - Status of the vessel and any planned salvage activities 
 
Additional Useful Information
- Weather and sea conditions, wind speed and direction
 - Length, breadth and appearance of any slicks or plumes, including direction of movement
 - Type of resources that may be at risk (e.g. fisheries or residential areas)
 - Distribution of cargo and bunkers and location relative to damage
 
HNS Chemicals
- State – solid, liquid, gas, bulk, packaged
 - UN or CAS number, SDS, cargo manifest
 
Oil
- Density, viscosity, pour point, distillation characteristics, wax & asphaltene content (or bunkering certificate)
 
Find Us
ITOPF Ltd
Dashwood House
 69 Old Broad St
 London
 EC2M 1QS
+44 (0)20 7566 6999
 central@itopf.org
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ITOPF Ltd (Singapore)
 The Executive Centre
 Level 17, Frasers Tower
 182 Cecil Street
 Singapore 069547
+65 6978 2100
 central@itopf.org
