PAJ Symposium 2008 - HEBEI SPIRITOil Spill Response - A TechnicalAdvisor's Perspective

HEBEI SPIRITHEBEI SPIRITOil Spill Response - A Technical Advisor’sPerspective• VLCC - 146,848 GT• Taean, Republic of Korea• Fully Laden - 264,000 tonnes(Iranian Heavy, Upper Zakum,Khafji, Kuwaiti Export crudes)• Around 10,500 tonnes spilled

Richard H. Johnson
Technical Team Manager

PAJ Symposium 2008

Mallipo Beach• HOSCO (Hong Kong)• Skuld P&I Club• 1992 IOPC Fund
• ITOPF mobilised immediatelyFACTS• Largest spill of recent years• Korea’s largest spill ever
• Wide geographic spread• Massive socio-economic effects for local
populations.
• Extensive fisheries and mariculture• National Marine Park
• Tourist interests

Satellite Image – 11th Dec 2007

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Satellite Image – 11th Dec 2007

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KCG / ITOPF Overflight – 10th Dec 2007

Command & Control

AT SEA RESPONSE• Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries (MOMAF)• Korean Coastguard (formerly Marine Police Agency)• Command Post set up in Taean• Korean Coastguard• Korean Navy
• KMPRC> 100 vessels

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Korean Dispersant Policy

Aerial Spraying Platforms< 10m water- dispersant use prohibited
10m – 20m water- dispersant use restricted(particularly if fisheries risk)

At sea operations finished by 27th Dec

Fishing Boats>1,500 vessels used

SHORELINE RESPONSE

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SHORELINE RESPONSE
Main Oiling in Taean
CountyABCA to S(see below)RUM
TDGHGIJKLM
NOPQR• 21 contractors• City governments• Huge manual clean upeffort• Villagers / fishermen– up to 10,000 / day• Volunteers– > 50,000 aF dayE

• Military• > 1 million mandays in sixweeks

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DOWN – SIZING?

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Mallipo Beach

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PAJ Symposium 2008 - HEBEI SPIRITOil Spill Response - A TechnicalAdvisor's Perspective

SHORELINE RESPONSE• Huge numbers…
• Much bulk oil removed very quickly• Logistics• Command & Control issues• Socio-economic pressures• Reducing manpower– different techniques– natural processes

FISHERIES & MARICULTURE• Fish Cages

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COMPENSATION• 1992 CLC & Fund Conventions apply• (Not supplementary Fund)• About US$320 million limit– Clean-up and disposal– Fisheries, including destruction– Tourism– Environmental monitoring• Around US$11 million paid by Club to date
• Claims registering office established in Seoul

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