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Wednesday 24 Sept 08

SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response. BEFORE. Wednesday 24 Sept 08. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response. DURING. Wednesday 24 Sept 08. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response. AFTER. Wednesday 24 Sept 08.

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Wednesday 24 Sept 08

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  1. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • BEFORE Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  2. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • DURING Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  3. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response AFTER Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  4. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Vessels BIG BOY and CAROL WALES (AKA SCOOBY DOO) • Sitting at pier for more than 6 years • Owner supposedly had them pumped off in 2004 – no documentation** • Tug CAROL WALES (AKA SCOOBY DOO) • Built: 1953 • Steel Hull • 104.2 ft length • 26.1 ft breadth • 199 Gross Tons • Tug BIG BOY • Built: 1938 • Steel Hull • 93.6 ft length • 25 ft breadth • 195 Gross Tons Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  5. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Day 1 • Notification by landfill truck driver at 0530 • MAHR Duty Team on-scene at 0645 -Observed Approx. 3,000 gallons of oily mixture in pier -Opened OSLTF with $25,000 ceiling -Hired OSRO, Clean Venture Inc. and requested 200 ft. of boom (On Scene in 2 hrs) -Notified local and state agencies Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  6. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Challenges • Securing the source: • Only way to secure the source is to pull out and block the tugs • Pier design adds obstacles and weight limit logistical issues • Is there any criminal activity? • Day 3 • Owner backs out of Responsibility for spill Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  7. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Challenges (Cont.) • Hiring salvage company requires raising the OSLTF (Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund) Ceiling • Requires approval from NPFC (National Pollution Funds Center) • Coast Guard does not pay for salvage • CG does pay to secure the source Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  8. Challenges (Cont.) • Possible shut down of Schuylkill River • Managed to keep shipping lanes open • Effect on surrounding area • Up-River Barges, Tugs, & Facilities SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  9. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Challenges (Cont.) • Media • Aggressive story searching • Once one Station got CG boat ride, all wanted ride! • Requested On-Scene footage and statements • Security hired • Investigation info needed to remain confidential Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  10. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Challenges (Cont.) • Weather • Working in Heavy Rain • Securing Ops for Lightning Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  11. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Challenges (Cont.) • Wildlife Issues • Possible “Fish Kill” • Endangered Species (Sturgeon) • Birds (Geese, Tern, Loon, Gulls, Pigeons) Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  12. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Challenges (Cont.) • Oversight of costs • Both Contractor and Coast Guard increased over time Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  13. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • How Clean is Clean? • On-Scene with NOAA and FOSC • Areas • Shoreline • Existing Trash and Debris • Under the Pier • Hosing and Washing • Sorbents • Vacuum Hoses and Skimmers Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  14. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • Resolution • Recovered Approx. 7,000 Gallons • OSLTF Ceiling of $1 Million Dollars • Processed Civil Penalty case in amount of $455,000 • Timeline of 28 July – 15 August (3 Weeks) Wednesday 24 Sept 08

  15. SECTOR DELAWARE BAY – Maritime All Hazard Response • QUESTIONS? Wednesday 24 Sept 08

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