PAJ OIL SPILLSYMPOSIUM
TOKYO
2121-22 February 2008

 Container vessel, UK Flag, PofR London
 Built in 1992
 Charterers – Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC) Ship Managers – Zodiac Maritime Agency
 Length overall (LOA) – 275 metres
 Gross Tonnage (GT) – 53409
 Container capacity – 4734 units
 Containers on board – 2318 units, inc 159 containing
dangerous goods
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cleaner seasseas 18 January 2007 – 1028UTC
 Position 50 miles SSE Lizard Point Weather – WSW gale 8-9, 5-7 metre swell Suffered power failure Structural failure Vertical crack to the hull Engine room bulkhead Forward of the accommodationsafer
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Thurs 18/01/07
10:28UTC

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12:17UTCSat 20/01/07
07:35UTCThurs 18/01/07
10:28UTCFri 19/01/07
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cleaner seasseasDay 2NAPOLI beached at 12.17

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SALVAGE CONTROL UNIT
• Remove hydrocarbons• Identify & remove cargo• Remove casualty

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Command & Control
GOLD:
STRATEGICSOSREP
Salvage Control Unit

SILVER:TACTICAL

BRONZE:OPERATIONAL• Salvors & Salvage Team• Counter pollution vessels &contractors• At-sea clean-up contractors• Marine Voluntary Service• MCA• Police• H.M. Receiver of Wreck• Shoreline response
co-ordinating groups• Clean-up contractors

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114 containers to sea lost after grounding
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cleaner seasseasDay 4First hydrocarbons
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MSC Napoli Day 9 January 26th 2007

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Day 5: Commenced removal of HFO
Day 23: All HFO removed
Day 54: All significant oils removed

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cleaner seasseasDay 11: First containers removed

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Day 38: All above deckcontainers removed

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17th May 2007
Day 119: Last container removed

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TREATMENT“HOSPITAL” SITE

LANDINGOUTER COALPIER

TREATMENTCHEMICAL STRIKE TEAM

STORAGESTORAGEPEAT BAYS

STORAGEOSPREY SITE
NEW QUAY
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Natural BreakBreak-up

Strip out potential pollutants from accessible areas.
Allow wreck to break up under influence of weather,wave action & currents.

In situdismantling

Dismantle wreck in situ for backloading onto barges
for transportation to a licensed recycling facility onshore.

Dismantle stern,
refloat bow

Stern section cropped & loaded onto barges fortransport & recycling, stern separated from bow and
cut up in situ, bow refloated & recycled ashore.

Refloat,Refloat, tow &onshoredismantle
Strip/refloat
Strip/refloat,, tow& placement

Refloat as complete unit and tow to suitable
recycling facility.
Clean vessel of all accessible loose materials &pollutants, refloat as single unit and tow to a predetermined deep site for controlled placement on
seabed.
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9th July 2007
Day 172: Refloating

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cleaner seasseasDay 180: First explosive charges

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9th August 2007
Day 203: Commence tow to Belfast

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