North Pacific Shipping Safety

North Pacific
Shipping Safety
Shipping Safety Partnership
Alaska Oceans Program
UA Marine Advisory Program
Vessel Transits:
3,000 per year
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Dry bulk carriers
Container vessels
Oil and chemical tankers
Resources at Risk
M/V Selendang Ayu
 4:00 A.M. December 7: Coast Guard is notified that M/V Selendang Ayu had lost engine power and is drifting towards Unalaska Island.
 7:00 A.M. December 8: Tug Sydney Foss reports breaking a tow cable in an attempt to tow the freighter.
 3:25 P.M. December 8: M/V Selendang Ayu has drifted into shallow water
off Skan Bay and has dropped anchor which
appears to be holding.
Selendang Ayu Adrift
M/V Selendang Ayu
 5:15 P.M. December 8: Anchor fails to hold and Coast Guard begins evacuation of crew.
 6:23 P.M. December 8: Coast Guard rescue helicopter crashes with ten persons aboard. Four persons are rescued by a second helicopter and six persons are lost at sea.
M/V Selendang Ayu
 7:14 P.M. December 8: M/V Selendang Ayu breaks in two, pounded by heavy seas.
Spill
60,000 Tons of Soybeans
330,000 Gallons of Fuel
Spill Response
Wildlife Response
Damage
Seabirds – Several Thousand Killed
Beach Contamination
Soybean Husks on Unalaska
Shoreline Oiling
Shipping Safety
Shipping Risks
Oil, Fuel, Hazardous Cargo Spills
Loss of Human Life
Invasive Species
(rats, weeds, etc.)
 Vessel Noise
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19
8
19 4
8
19 5
86
19
8
19 7
88
19
8
19 9
90
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9
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9
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9
19 3
9
19 4
9
19 5
96
19
9
19 7
98
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9
20 9
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20
0
20 1
02
20
0
20 3
04
19
8
19 4
8
19 5
8
19 6
8
19 7
88
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8
19 9
9
19 0
9
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3,500
3,000
Million dwt
Number of ships
Drybulk fleet development Number of ships
6,000
5,500
5,000
Drybulk fleet development Million dwt
4,500
350
4,000
300
250
200
150
100
50
Source: Fearnleys
Industry Quotes
 The industry maintains zero tolerance towards accidents
 Progress has been made but more needs to be done
 All Stakeholders must work together in a fair process to achieve safety and environmental protection
INTERCARGO
Industry Quotes
 Shipping continues to operate in a paradigm established in the beginning of the industrial age  Cost pressures and inconsistent enforcement of standards give rise to substandard ships. Some owners resort to manipulating rules, as they find
it cheaper to pay the penalties for non­
compliance than to operate within prescribed standards INTERCARGO
Shipping Safety Partnership (SSP)
Goal
To improve shipping safety along primary North Pacific cargo shipping routes, in particular along the "Great Circle Route" through the Aleutian Islands / southern Bering Sea. The group's primary focus is to reduce the risk of groundings / collisions / spills from the several thousand merchant vessels each year that trade between ports on the west coast of North America and Asia, transiting waters off Alaska.
SSP Members
Alaska Center for the Environment
Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Alaska Forum for Environmental Responsibility
Alaska Marine Conservation Council
Alaska Oceans Program
Alaska Wildlife Alliance
Aleut Corporation
Aleutian Pribilof Island Association
Bering Sea Fisherman's Association
Cook Inlet Keeper
International Bering Sea Forum
Northwest Urban Indian Community
The Ocean Conservancy
Pacific Environment
Seattle Mountaineers
TDX Corporation
Unalaska Native Fisherman Association
World Wildlife Fund
Jim Ayers, Pacific Region Director of Oceana
Dave Cline, wildlife conservation consultant
Rick Steiner, University of Alaska Marine Advisory Program
Solutions
Risk Assessment
for Aleutian Islands
 Identify risks  Identify risk reduction measures
Vessel Tracking System
 Real time monitoring of course, speed and position for all merchant vessels
Rescue Tugs / Escort Tugs
 Close escort for vessels and restricted passages  Strategically stationed rescue tugs with at least 150 ton bollard pull capability
Routing Agreements
Routing Agreements
 Areas To Be Avoided (ATBAs)
 Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs)
Emergency Tow Packages
Emergency tow gear on all freighters to deploy for emergency rescues as now required on oil tankers
Spill Response
 Prepositioned equipment – booms, skimmers, dispersant, barges
 Training and drills
Vessel Construction Standards
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Double hulls
Redundant steering
Redundant engines
Funding for
Prevention and Response
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
(OSLTF)
 Reinstitute 5 cents per barrel oil import fee for OSLTF
 Establish cargo account in the Fund
 Raise Fund cap from $1 billion to $2 billion
 Raise OPA90 (Oil Pollution Act of 1990) liability limits
 Streamline funding availability for prevention and response Future
 Engage:
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US Administration and Congress
States International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Industry
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Ship Owners
Associations
Tug Companies
Insurers
Classification Societies  Public
 Citizens Oversight
Shipping Safety Partnership
 Provide oversight of shipping in all northern waters including:
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Aleutian Island / Bering Sea
Northern Sea Route
Northwest Passage North Atlantic
Europe
Asia
Thank You
www.alaskaoceans.net
907­929­9375
[email protected]
Photo Credits
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Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
US Coast Guard
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Intercargo
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Anchorage Daily News
Bob Shavelson
Internacional Ecologistas en Accion