… spills from its vessels and facilities. A response is mounted in the first instance by the vessel involved, then by the terminal or facility. Should the spill exceed the resources of these two entities,…
… other government agencies and the petroleum industry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be involved if assistance was required from another country. If the spill occurs within (or is caused by) local…
… the potential worst-case scale of the spill. In addition, several other government agencies would be involved in providing specialist advice and assistance including: the Coast Guard; Department of…
… is responsible for coordinating the different organisations (emergency and salvage services) involved in oil spill (Tier 3) combating operations (eg the navy, frontier guard, air forces, local…
… to the entrance of Laem Chabang Port, resulting in a spill of bunker fuel. Clean-up at sea involved containment and mechanical recovery; dispersant was also applied. The tanker DRAGON 1 grounded…
… and eastern shorelines of Singapore and approximately 35 km of shoreline in Malaysia. The response involved a mixture of techniques, including dispersant application, containment and recovery and manual…
… can also request further assistance from participating companies, depending on the product(s) involved. Spain has previous experience of marine HNS incident, including CASON (1987, a number of hazardous…
… for Risk Evaluation), CEPPOL, IFREMER and French navy firemen and laboratories. France has been involved in a number of HNS incidents, including IEVOLI SUN (2000, styrene, méthyléthylcétone), ECE (2006,…
… to the appropriate authorities and the subsequent facilitation of communication with the vessels involved. The MNZ Oil Spill Duty Officer provides 24/7, 365 days a year contact, support and liaison. New…
… aircraft and treated with dispersant from a Coast Guard cutter. In 2010 containership MSC CHITRA was involved in a collision in the approaches to the Port of Mumbai, India, spilling approximately 800 tonnes of…
