Coast Guard Response to the Volgoneft 263 Oil Spill

1991 ◽  
Vol 1991 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-283
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Fagoe
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Air Surveillance ◽  
Recovery Resources

ABSTRACT On the morning of May 14, 1990, a collision occurred between the Soviet tanker Volgonef 1263 and the West German dry cargo ship Betty off the south coast of Sweden. One Coast Guard air surveillance aircraft and one oil spill recovery ship arrived at the site less than two hours after the collision. The Coast Guard considered the threat to the marine environment to be serious and therefore ordered not only the most effective Swedish oil spill recovery resources to the place, but also requested assistance from U.S.S.R., F.R.G., Denmark, and Finland. After less than 48 hours, 26 Coast Guard, Naval, and foreign ships were fighting the spill. The operation lasted for 13 days and practically all the oil was recovered before it reached shore. The operation showed that using modern oil spill recovery equipment it is possible to recover practically all the oil at sea and also showed that international cooperation can be quick and efficient, if, as in this case, an agreement of cooperation has already been reached.

Relative abundances and size compositions of champagne crabs, Hypothalassia acerba, on two coasts and in different water depths and seasons

2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim D. Smith ◽  
Norman G. Hall ◽  
Ian C. Potter
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Carapace Length ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Spatial Partitioning ◽  
Invertebrate Predators ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Catch Rates

Hypothalassia acerba was sampled seasonally using traps at depths of 35, 90, 145, 200, 255, 310 and 365 m on the west and south coasts of Western Australia. Catch rates peaked at depths of 200 m on the west coast and 145 m on the south coast but at similar temperatures of 16.1–17.1°C. The west and south coast catches contained 69% and 84% males respectively. The carapace length of H. acerba declined significantly by 4 mm for each 100 m increase in depth. The maximum carapace length of males was greater than females on the west coast (135 v. 113 mm) and south coast (138 v. 120 mm). Furthermore, after adjustment to a depth of 200 m, the mean carapace lengths of males were greater than females on both the west coast (96.6 v. 94.6 mm) and south coast (101.5 v. 91.4 mm), with the difference on the south coast being significant (P < 0.001). Thus, in summary, (1) distribution was related to depth and temperature; (2) body size was inversely related to water depth; and (3) males grew larger and were caught in greater numbers than females. There was also evidence that the distribution changed slightly with season and of spatial partitioning by H. acerba and other large deep-water invertebrate predators.

Bass populations and movements on the west coast of the U.K.

1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donovan Kelley
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Seasonal Migration ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Systematic Pattern ◽  
Discrete Populations

A bass tagging project on the south coast of Anglesey, 1971–5, yielded 86 recoveries from 912 taggings. In addition to expected local movements a systematic pattern of seasonal migration was identified for adults. Fish present in summer moved to south Cornwall for the winter, returning in succeeding summers for spawning. Departure was normally before mid-October. Fish present after that had summered further north (reaching Furness in warm summers). These too moved south as winter advanced, though possibly not reaching Cornwall. A few solitary fish – unfit specimens or members of weak year-classes – appeared to remain through the winter. No evidence was found of movement to, or intermingling with stocks of, the Irish coast; nor, with one exception, the mainland coast of Europe. There was also no indication of movement eastward along the south coast: suggesting discrete populations there from those on the west coast.

scholarly journals Enhancing Oil Spill Response Capacities in the South Baltic Sea Region via Cross-Border Utilization of Biodegradable Oil Binders

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. Manuscript
Author(s):  
Anastasia Christodoulou ◽  
Dimitrios Dalaklis ◽  
Henrik Nilsson ◽  
Jennie Larsson ◽  
Anne Pazaver
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Baltic Region ◽  
The South ◽  
Special Equipment ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Oil Spill Response

Occurrences of oil spills are responsible for very significant environmental degradation; they are more likely to happen in areas with dense shipping traffic, or in close vicinity of transport pipelines and/or other infrastructures used for production and processing purposes. Without international cooperation, individual countries often lack sufficient resources and assets to successfully respond to large-scale oil spill incidents. This can be related to the vast quantities of oil involved in those incidents or the lack of necessary special equipment for dealing with the tasks at hand by the country under the need to respond. For successful resolution of oil spill incidents, close and effective international cooperation -especially between neighboring countries that usually “share the burden” of oil pollution- is a vital necessity. On this basis, the South Baltic Oil (SBOIL) project aims to strengthen the existing oil spill response capacities in the South Baltic region, introducing a cross-border spill response tool based on the new ‘green technology’ of biodegradable oil binders (BioBinders). In order for this new concept to be implemented, it is necessary to examine the international and national regulations and guidelines with reference to sorbent use and exchange of oil spill equipment in the area of interest and also analyze the national oil spill contingency plans of the different countries involved in the project. After investigating the legal requirements for the utilization of BioBinders in the South Baltic region, the analysis at hand presents the outcomes of a Table Top Exercise that was based on a realistic oil spill scenario in the wider region. This Exercise tested the compatibility of International/National/Regional plans regarding the use of the BioBinders and examined the topics of recovery and waste management, including alternative techniques available for oil spill response. Results point towards the direction that the use of the BioBinders is promising and represents a response option to improve the existing oil spill response capacities in the South Baltic region; the main challenge lies with the difficulty in dealing with waste management, mainly because of the current legislation in place within the participating countries.

An aerial survey for sperm whales off the coast of Western Australia 1963-1965.

1968 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL Bannister
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Aerial Survey ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Offshore Area ◽  
Direction Of Movement

Objectives, methods, and results of a two-year aerial survey for sperm whales off the coast of Western Australia, 1963-65, are described. Data from commercial whaling operations have been included where appropriate. Sperm whales were found well off the west coast, but only in a narrow strip along the continental slope off the south coast. On both coasts, the main direction of movement was parallel to the coastline and towards Cape Leeuwin. Unexpectedly, whales off the west coast were heading mainly southwards throughout the year. Densities in the offshore area north of Perth were significantly higher than along the continental slope in the same region but similar to those along the continental slope from Perth to Cape Leeuwin. The situation was reversed on the south coast with whales being found, in high densities, only along the continental slope. Off the west coast, there were marked decreases in abundance in winter, with peaks in spring-early summer and autumn; no change in direction of movement could be related to the peaks. Average numbers calculated as present in the survey area at one time were: west coast, c. 1000 whales; south coast, c. 200 whales. South coast data indicate the passage of about 40 whales in one 24 hr period, very similar to results from whaling company aerial spotter data off Albany. The hypothesis of two separate populations of sperm whales off Western Australia is discussed and thought to be unlikely. A small amount of data on baleen whale sightings is recorded.

The Introduction of Braconid Parasites of Diatraea saccharalis, Fabr., into certain of the West Indian Islands

1928 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold E. Box
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Cane ◽  
West Indian ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Diatraea Saccharalis ◽  
The One ◽  
Larval Parasites ◽  
Moth Borer

While engaged as entomologist to the Central Aguirre Sugar Company, owners of some 12,000 acres of sugar-cane lands situated on the south coast of Porto Rico, the writer continually recommended the importation into that island of certain larval parasites of Diatraea saccharalis, Fabricius (sugar-cane moth borer), as the one species indigenous to Porto Rico—Lixophaga (Euzenilliopsis) diatraeae, Townsend (Tachinidae)—alone, does not effect a sufficiently high percentage of control of the island's major sugar-cane pest.

Optimal location and capability of oil-spill response facilities for the south coast of Newfoundland

Omega ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 856-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Verma ◽  
Michel Gendreau ◽  
Gilbert Laporte
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Optimal Location ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Oil Spill Response

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF TOURISM RISKS IN COASTAL AREAS:

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-120
Author(s):  
Gatot Iwan Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
West Java ◽  
South West ◽  
Tourism Sector

The South Coast Special Interest Area of ​​South West Java is an area that will be developed based on the West Java Province Tourism Development Master Plan in 2016-2025. This plan is a follow-up to the Indonesian Government's program that continues to improve the tourism sector. the success of the development is expected to significantly increase the number of visitors. It should be understood that increasing visitors will increase foreign exchange and the economy of the community but will lead to a risk. This study aims to make risk assessments that occur in this area so that it will provide prevention information on risks that might occur. Qualitative results are observed and interviewed. it was found that the risk was caused by low public awareness, lack of preparedness of the local government in developing the tourism sector, a conflict of interest because the south coast was owned by three districts and other reasons.

Concerning the differences in the magnetic needle, on board the investigator, arising from an alteration in the direction of the ship’s head. By Matthew Flinders, Esq. Commander of His Majesty’s Ship Investigator. In a letter to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. P. R. S

1832 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 187-188 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Magnetic Meridian ◽  
The Right ◽  
Magnetic Needle ◽  
Contrary Direction

In the years 1801 and 1802, while Capt. Flinders, on board the Investigator, was surveying the south coast of New Holland, he observed a difference in the direction of the magnetic needle, for which there appeared no other cause than that of the ship’s head being in a different direction. The compasses made use of on board the above mentioned ship were of Walker’s construction, one excepted, which was made by Adams; and it appears, from a table of observations given by Capt. Flinders, that some of the variations here treated of were 4° less, and others 4° greater than the truth. It also appears, that when this error was to the west, the ship’s head was to the east, or nearly so; when the error was eastward, the ship’s head was in a contrary direction; and when the observations agree best with those taken on shore, which may be considered as having the true variation, the ship’s head was nearly north or south. A minute inspection of the table seems to favour the opinion, that the excess or diminution of the variation was generally in proportion to the inclination of the ship’s head, from the magnetic meridian, on either side. Capt. Flinders, having ascertained the certainty of a difference in the compass, arising from an alteration in the point steered, thought it necessary, when he wanted a set of bearings from a point where the ship tacked, to take one set just before and another immediately after that operation. Several specimens of the manner in which these bearings were taken are given; also a specimen of the plan he followed in protracting such bearings: these specimens are in the form of tables, and are not of a nature to be abridged.

OIL REMOVAL OPERATION—YUIL NO.1 AND OSUNG NO.3

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (2) ◽  
pp. 1417-1422
Author(s):  
Yoo-Tack Shim ◽  
Jae-Gon Lee ◽  
Uk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Oil Removal ◽  
Fish Farms ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
Remaining Oil ◽  
Similar Operation

ABSTRACT This information paper describes the operation principle and method of the oil removal operation carried out by the Korean government in 1998 for two wrecks that had sunk off the south coast of Korea in 1995 and 1997, causing major oil spill incidents. Not only did the oil spill damage the marine environment around Korea and Japan, but it also caused huge damage to the fish farms around the area. It was estimated that the cargo and fuel oil remaining on board was over 1,000 tons. The Korean government therefore decided to remove the remaining oil to eliminate further risk of oil spill and instructed the Korea Marine Pollution Response Corp. (KMPRC) to carry out the operation for the two wrecks. KMPRC successfully removed the oil in 137 days. The operation was extremely difficult since the oil had to be removed from 70 m underwater without affecting the marine environment, which had many fish farms nearby. As the operation used the best underwater equipment and newest technology, this information paper is submitted for reference to those countries that will conduct similar operation in the future.

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