Incident at UAB „Vakarų laivų gamykla“ quay No 138
Apr 01 2008
On the 29th of March 2008 (on Saturday) at about 8 00 h in the morning Port Dispatcher’s Office got a notice from UAB „Vakarų laivų gamykla“ captain on duty that at quay No 138 (operated by UAB „Vakarų laivų gamykla“) there was a spill of water polluted with oil products from the ship „Ozherelye“ flying Russian flag and being repaired at the plant. The ship „Ozherelye“, the agent of which is UAB „Uosto vartai“, is 63 m of length and 13,8 m beam.
Having got the notice, the Dispatcher’s Office of SE Klaipėda State Seaport Authority immediately informed Emergency situations management centre and responsible officers and sent to the place of incident a rescue cuter „Žaibas“, the crew of which examined the situation, evaluated it and put 90 m of length booms in order to protect port waters from further spread of pollutants.
Later on, when the ship „Ozherelye“ was fenced by booms and the spill of oil products to the water territory was stopped, collection of polluted water started to UAB „Vakarų laivų gamykla“ belonging polluted garbage collector „Šarka“.
On the 30th of March 2008 (on Sunday) booms were taken away and on the 31st of March the collection of polluted water was completed. The more exact quantity of pollutants is still being determined as the web of the spilt pollutants washed from the dock is still being collected
The purposes of the incident are still being determined.
SE Klaipėda State Seaport Authority
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