ACOPS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROTECTION OF THE SEA
ANNUAL SURVEY OF REPORTED DISCHARGES ATTRIBUTED TO VESSELS AND OFFSHORE OIL & GAS INSTALLATIONS OPERATING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM POLLUTION CONTROL ZONE 2007
Dr Trevor Dixon
A survey conducted on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
London, March 2008
CONTENTS
Page Number
Summary 1
SECTION 1 Introduction and survey design 3
SECTION 2 Descriptive statistics and trend assessments 5
SECTION 3 Summary of larger discharges (2 tonnes or more) 20
SECTION 4 Enumeration area summary reports: 27
1 North-east England 28 2 Eastern England 28 3 Essex & Kent 30 4 Southern England 30 5 South-west England. 31 6 Bristol Channel & South Wales 33 7 Irish Sea 34 8 Western Scotland 36 9 Orkney & Shetland Islands 37 10 Eastern Scotland 37 11 UKCS (Oil & gas installations and vessels) 38
SECTION 5 Quality assurance plan and acknowledgements 41
APPENDIX 1 Summary of reported incidents
APPENDIX 2 Survey questionnaire and accompanying guidelines
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Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea, 11 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BN
March 2008
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 Annual totals for reported discharges attributed to vessels and offshore oil & gas installations 2000-2007
FIGURE 2 Boundaries of UK Pollution Control Zone and individual enumeration areas
FIGURE 3 Locations of reported oil discharges attributed to vessels
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 Total incidents reported by category of pollution and enumeration area for 2006 and 2007
TABLE 2 Total incidents reported and distribution by marine environmental zone and enumeration area
TABLE 3 Amount and extent of reported pollution by enumeration area
TABLE 4 Identification of sources of pollution and reported type by enumeration area
TABLE 5 Reported sources of pollution by enumeration area
TABLE 6 Details of prosecutions brought by the competent authorities in the United Kingdom during 2007
TABLE 7 Total number of incident reports received from each reporting organisation
SUMMARY
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) exercises Central Government's statutory responsibilities for taking action when oil or hazardous and noxious substances emanating from any at-sea activity threaten the United Kingdom or its surrounding waters. As part of its commitment to provide cleaner seas around the United Kingdom, the MCA publishes, via ACOPS, an annual survey of reported discharges attributed to vessels and offshore oil and gas installations operating in the United Kingdom Pollution Control Zone (UKPCZ).
The annual survey results complement historical data and records and enable MCA's Counter Pollution and Response (CPR) Team to monitor trends in the number of incidents, the amount of oil and chemicals spilt, the geographical distribution of spills, the sources of pollution and the nature of the pollution.
Following analysis of 1,606 incident reports and supporting information, 654 separate discharges from vessels and offshore oil and gas installations were identified in the survey area during 2007. A significant overall increase of 17% was evident in the total number of incidents reported from all sources over the previous year’s total.
The total number of vessel-source discharges reported during 2007 increased by 29% compared with the previous year thereby reversing the continuous downward trend identified in the annual statistics since 2000.
The survey statistics showed 3 main reasons for the increased number of vessel- source pollution incidents reported during 2007 compared with 2006. Firstly, reporting organisations identified 13 additional oil discharges from vessels operating in the open sea off north-east England and eastern England. Secondly, 11 additional vessel casualty spills involving fishing vessels, pleasure craft and work boats operating in ports and the open sea were reported. Thirdly, port and harbour authorities recorded a significant increase in the total number of incidents involving small diesel oil sheens attributed to suspected bilge pump-outs from pleasure craft.
A smaller 13% increase over the previous year was apparent in the total number of discharges attributed to offshore oil and gas installations during 2007 thereby representing a fourth successive annual increase.
Further analysis of the data showed that the reported total of 280 accidental oil discharges from offshore oil and gas installations during 2007 was the same number as the mean annual total between 2000 and 2006. In contrast the 2007 total of 182 non-mineral oil discharge incidents, primarily those involving chemical substances, from offshore oil and gas installations was more than double the 2003-2006 mean annual total of 82 incidents.
The discharges from all sources reported during 2007 comprised 72% mineral oils, 27% chemicals (including oil-based mud and related products) and 1% other substances (including vegetable and animal oils).
1 Crude oils accounted for 17% of all identified types of mineral oil discharges. Bunker, diesel, fuel and gas oils were spilt in varying quantities from vessels or offshore oil and gas installations on 196 occasions in all survey enumeration areas with the exception of Essex & Kent.
Approximately 80% of all reported discharges were in the open sea, 17% were in ports and harbours and 3% were in other marine environmental zones. Five beach pollution incidents were attributed to vessels and in addition several local authority reports referred to the continuing background problem of marine debris and lost cargoes washed ashore on amenity beaches.
Respondents submitted details of 109 incidents involving discharges of polluting substances from vessels operating in ports and harbours. On most occasions the pollution was confined within enclosed areas and removed from the water surface during clean-up operations.
Estimated volumes of discharges were recorded in 570 incident reports. The modal class for oil discharges was again less than 455 litres but larger spill volumes of between 456 litres and approximately 302 tonnes were recorded in 7 of the 11 survey enumeration areas.
The largest oil spill was an accrued total over the year during the MSC Napoli (53,409 gt, built 1992) incident. During the course of towing, beaching and subsequent phases of the operation to salvage the vessel an estimated total of 302 tonnes of oil was lost to sea and at least 1,000 seabirds were affected by the resulting pollution.
The largest loss of chemical reported was 157 tonnes of sodium bicarbonate which occurred at Shell’s Dunlin Alpha installation on 9 January. The spillage was caused after a hose sheared during a pumping operation from a supply vessel. A further 45 discharges of 2 tonnes or more from vessels and offshore installations were reported during 2007 and many of these occurred over weeks or months.
At least 36 confirmed discharges were attributed to vessel casualties, including 16 pleasure craft and workboats, 14 fishing vessels, 2 general cargo vessels, a research vessel, a tug, a jack-up barge and the container vessel MSC Napoli.
Reporting organisations submitted details of 2 successful prosecutions brought by the competent authorities during 2007. The captain of the MV Jork (1,922 gt, built 1978), which struck the unmanned satellite gas platform Viking Echo-Delta and later sank spilling 4 tonnes of gas oil, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for two offences, these being over alcohol limits and breaching the 500-metre exclusion zone around the gas platform.
Observations from air surveillance patrols and a satellite surveillance programme were again employed by the MCA and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to help identify discharges at sea.
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2 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND SURVEY DESIGN
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.1.1 Since 1965 the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) has compiled statistics and other information on different types of marine pollution in the waters around the British Isles. The competent authorities and other stakeholder groups have used this information for a wide range of purposes including policy and planning decisions, evaluations of particular programmes, assessments of regulatory compliance levels, development of risk assessment models and to support educational campaigns. Examples of organisations that have consulted the survey data include the Department for Transport, European Commission, International Maritime Organisation, Local Authority Associations, Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government.
1.1.2 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) exercises Central Government's statutory responsibilities for taking action when oil or hazardous and noxious substances emanating from any at-sea activity threatens the United Kingdom or its surrounding waters. As part of its commitment to provide cleaner seas around the United Kingdom, the MCA publishes, via ACOPS, an annual survey of reported discharges attributed to vessels and offshore oil and gas installations operating in the United Kingdom Pollution Control Zone (UKPCZ). The survey results complement historical data and records and enables MCA's Counter Pollution and Response (CPR) Team to monitor trends in the number of incidents, the amount of oil and chemicals spilt, the geographical distribution of spills, the sources of pollution and the nature of the pollution.
1.2 SURVEY DESIGN
1.2.1 In accordance with the MCA's survey specification a two-page questionnaire was designed to capture information relating to discharges of oil and other hazardous and noxious substances from vessels and offshore oil and gas installations. The survey area included the UKPCZ and adjacent areas of jurisdiction including ports, harbours, tidal stretches of rivers, and estuaries. The boundaries of the UKPCZ are shown in Figure 2. The survey questionnaire and accompanying guidelines are provided in Appendix 2.
1.2.2 The survey questionnaire was distributed to the appropriate representatives of coastal local authorities, port and harbour authorities, national environment agencies and animal welfare groups. In addition, questionnaire responses were supplemented with Petroleum Operations Notice No1 (PON1) reports provided by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) Offshore Environment Unit and Pollution Reports (POLREPS) provided by the MCA. The resulting information was entered into a database identifying separate pollution incidents by date, location and other attributes.
3 1.2.3 Following analysis of data the survey results were presented in a range of different formats. In Section 2 descriptive statistics are provided for reported discharges including some numerical trends with 2000 as the base year and also including categories and types of polluting substances, geographical locations and distributions of incidents, amount and extent of reported pollution, sources, details of prosecutions brought by the competent authorities, and reporting effort.
1.2.4 In Section 3 summary reports are provided for all larger discharges of 2 tonnes or more. Further information is provided in Section 4 for each of 11 geographical areas around the United Kingdom, including the causes of particular incidents and counter-pollution responses where necessary.
1.2.5 Elements of the survey quality assurance programme are outlined in Section 5 including the number of incident reports compiled from information submitted by two or more reporting organisations. Moreover, the current database is provided in Appendix 1 as part of the quality assurance programme in order to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the survey results. Furthermore, annual survey reports are posted on the MCA’s website as publicly available documents for scrutiny by all interested stakeholder groups.
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4 SECTION 2: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND TREND ASSESSMENTS
2.1 NUMERICAL TRENDS IN REPORTED DISCHARGES
2.1.1 Following analysis of 1,606 incident reports and supporting information, 654 separate discharges from vessels and offshore oil and gas installations were identified within the survey area during 2007. A significant overall increase of 17% was evident in the total number of incidents reported from all sources over the previous year’s total.
2.1.2 Trends in annual totals for reported discharges between 2000 and 2007 are displayed in Figure 1, including separate line graphs for vessels and offshore oil and gas installations. An upward trend is evident in both sets of statistics.
2.1.3 The total number of vessel-source discharges reported during 2007 increased by 29% compared with the previous year, up from 149 during 2006 to 192 during 2007, thereby reversing the continuous downward trend identified in the annual statistics since 2000. Survey respondents attributed the additional pollution to more frequent oil discharges from vessels operating in both ports and the open sea, including 15 additional spills caused by vessel casualties.
2.1.4 A smaller 13% increase was evident in the total number of reported discharges attributed to offshore oil and gas installations during 2007 thereby representing a fourth successive annual increase.
2.1.5 Further analysis of these statistics showed that the total of 280 reported oil discharges from offshore oil and gas installations during 2007 was the same number as the mean annual total of oil discharges reported between 2000 and 2006.
2.1.6 In contrast, there has been a marked increase in the total number of non- mineral oil spills attributed to offshore oil and gas installations since 2003 following a change in the reporting requirements for discharges of this nature. The total of 182 non-mineral oil discharge incidents reported during 2007, primarily those involving chemical substances, was more than double the 2003-2006 mean annual total of 82 discharges. Further details of each incident are provided in Appendix 1.
2.2 CATEGORIES OF REPORTED DISCHARGES
2.2.1 In Table 1 statistics are provided showing the different categories and numbers of discharges reported during 2006 and 2007 for each of 11 enumeration areas. Geographical boundaries of each enumeration area and the complete survey area are shown in Figure 2. It should be noted that the statistics for discharges in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) Oil and Gas enumeration area have been presented in two source categories: offshore oil and gas installations; and vessels.
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TABLE 1: TOTAL INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CATEGORY OF POLLUTION AND ENUMERATION AREA FOR 2006 AND 2007 (a).
Enumeration Mineral Garbage Vegetable & Chemicals Other Totals Area oils animal oils substances 1. North-east England 15 (1) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 15 (1) 2. Eastern England 15 (2) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 15 (2) 3. Essex & Kent 3 (8) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 3 (8) 4. Southern England 24 (16) - (-) - (1) - (-) - (-) 24 (17) 5. South-west England 23 (15) - (-) - (-) - (-) 1 (-) 24 (15) 6. Bristol Channel & South Wales 17 (24) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 17 (24) 7. Irish Sea 19 (15) - (-) - (3) - (-) - (-) 19 (18) 8. Western Scotland 22 (23) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 22 (23) 9. Orkney & Shetland Islands 3 (7) - (-) - (-) - (-) - (-) 3 (7) 10. Eastern Scotland 29 (14) - (-) - (-) - (1) 1 (-) 30 (15) 11. UKCS oil & gas installations 280 (275) (-) (-) 182 (135) (-) 462 (410) 11. UKCS vessels 20 (17) (-) (-) (2) (-) 20 (19) Totals 470 (417) (-) (-) (-) (4) 182 (138) 2 (-) 654 (559)
(a) The figures in parenthesis are the corresponding values from the 2006 survey.
7 8 2.2.2 The numbers of discharges reported during 2007 comprised 72% mineral oils, 27% chemicals (including oil-based mud and related products) and 1% other substances (including vegetable and animal oils). Overall, 95 additional discharges were reported during 2007 compared with 2006 and of these 53 were mineral oils and 42 were other substances.
2.3 LOCATIONS OF REPORTED DISCHARGES
2.3.1 The geographical location of each reported discharge has been identified in Appendix 1 together with other information for each incident. To facilitate comparisons with previous years’ data, reported locations of all vessel-source mineral oil discharges in the open sea, nearshore waters and estuaries during 2007 are plotted in Figure 3. Data for ports have been grouped separately for England (including single incidents attributed to Guernsey and the Isle of Man), Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2.3.2 The overall geographical pattern for vessel-source oil discharges in the survey area during 2007 showed more frequent reports of incidents across 7 enumeration areas, especially those in the North Sea, with the highest density of reported incidents in the open sea occurring in the vicinity of oil and gas installations.
2.3.3 The geographical locations of all discharges are further analysed by their distribution across five marine environmental zones in each enumeration area: open sea; tidal river or estuary; bay or nearshore waters; beach or shore; and port or harbour. The results are presented in Table 2 and show that 80% of all discharges reported were in the open sea, 17% in ports or harbours and 3% across the remaining zones. The percentage figures remained unchanged compared with those for 2006.
2.3.4 Reporting organisations submitted details of 109 incidents involving discharges of polluting substances from vessels operating in ports or harbours, 12 more than the corresponding total for 2006, and clean-up operations were completed on most occasions. Most of the additional incidents were identified as small diesel sheens attributed to suspected bilge pump-outs from pleasure craft. Further details are provided in Section 4.
2.3.5 Five beach pollution incidents were attributed to suspected oil discharges from vessels during 2007. In addition several local authority reports referred to the continuing background problem of marine debris and lost cargoes washed ashore on beaches. For example, thousands of plastic drip-bags and their refrigerated containers were washed ashore on beaches across the Scilly Isles and between Land’s End and Falmouth in Cornwall during December. Subsequent investigations traced the lost cargo to the MV Endeavor, which lost 11 containers overboard near the Seven Stones Reef on 10 December. A significant quantity of the lost cargo from the MSC Napoli was also recovered from beaches in Devon, Dorset and Hampshire (refer 4.5.2 to 4.5.8).
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TABLE 2: TOTAL INCIDENTS REPORTED AND DISTRIBUTION BY MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL ZONE AND ENUMERATION AREA (a).
Enumeration area Open sea Tidal river/ Bay/nearshore Beach/shore Port/harbour Totals estuary waters 1. North-east England 6 - 1 - 8 15 2. Eastern England 7 - 1 - 7 15 3. Essex & Kent 3 - - - - 3 4. Southern England 1 3 1 1 18 24 5. South-west England 4 2 (1) 1 1 16 24 (1) 6. Bristol Channel & South Wales - - - 1 16 17 7. Irish Sea 2 - 5 - 12 19 8. Western Scotland 2 1 4 1 14 22 9. Orkney & Shetland Islands - - - - 3 3 10. Eastern Scotland 13 (1) 1 - 1 15 30 (1) 11. UKCS oil & gas installations 462 (182) - - - - 462 (182) 11. UKCS vessels 20 - - - - 20 Totals 520 (183) 7 (1) 13 5 109 654 (184)
(a) The figures in parenthesis are included in the totals and refer to incidents involving discharges of substances other than mineral oil.
11 2.4 AMOUNT AND EXTENT OF REPORTED POLLUTION
2.4.1 Information describing observed dimensions and volumes of pollution for each enumeration area is presented in Table 3. It should be noted, however, that details of the extent of pollution were not available for 74% of the total number of incidents reported. Likewise, estimates for volumes of discharges were not provided in written reports for 84 incidents, or 13% of the total reported.
2.4.2 Excluding discharges from offshore oil and gas installations, approximately 8% of oil slicks were greater than 1.6 km in length when this information was reported. Broadly comparable statistics from the 1995, 2000 and 2005 surveys were 15%, 12% and 7% respectively.
2.4.3 The modal class for all oil discharges was again less than 455 litres but larger volumes of between 456 litres and approximately 302 tonnes were recorded in 7 of the 11 survey enumeration areas. In total, 7% of all oil discharges were greater than 455 litres when this information was recorded, 1% more than the previous year.
2.4.4 The corresponding values for discharges of other substances were 41% and 4% respectively. It should be noted, however, that reported discharges of non- mineral oil substances from offshore oil and gas installations may take place over a significant period of time. In some cases it may be many months before remedial work can be undertaken due to the timescales involved in sourcing equipment to carry out the work (refer to Section 3).
2.4.5 The largest oil spill was an accrued total over the year during the MSC Napoli incident. During the course of towing, beaching and subsequent phases of the operation to salvage the vessel an estimated total of 302 tonnes of oil was lost to sea and at least 1,000 seabirds were affected by the resulting pollution.
2.4.6 The largest chemical loss notified was 157 tonnes of sodium bicarbonate at Shell’s Dunlin Alpha installation on 9 January. The loss was caused after a hose sheared during a pumping operation from a supply vessel. The operation was stopped and was not resumed until actions had been put in place to ensure a similar incident could not occur. In Section 3 details are provided for a further 45 discharges of 2 tonnes or more from vessels and offshore installations including those discharges occurring over an extended period of time.
2.5 CATEGORIES AND TYPES OF POLLUTION
2.5.1 Statistics showing the different categories and types of polluting substances are presented in Table 4. Mineral oils were again the most frequently recorded category of polluting substances and were identified in 72% of incident reports. Crude oils accounted for 17% of the identified types of mineral oil discharges, this figure being 6% lower than the previous year’s. The largest spill of 5 tonnes of light crude oil occurred on the 1 July following a coupling failure onboard the MTANKER Rangrid at the Tetney Monobuoy in the River Humber.
12 TABLE 3: AMOUNT AND EXTENT OF REPORTED POLLUTION BY ENUMERATION AREA(a).
Enumeration area Extent of pollution (b) Estimated volumes of discharges Water surface Shoreline 1-455 456 litres – 1-50 >50 Not litres 999 litres tonnes tonnes known <1.6 km >1.6 km < 1.6 km > 1.6 km 1. North-east England 13 2 - - 7 - 1 - 7 2. Eastern England 13 2 - - 6 1 1 - 7 3. Essex & Kent 1 2 - - 1 - - - 2 4. Southern England 22 1 1 - 12 - - - 12 5. South-west England 20 (1) 3 1 - 9 - 1 (1) 1 13 6. Bristol Channel & South Wales 16 - 1 - 15 - - - 2 7. Irish Sea 19 - - - 13 1 - - 5 8. Western Scotland 21 - 1 - 11 4 - - 7 9. Orkney & Shetland Islands 3 - - - 2 - - - 1 10. Eastern Scotland 24 5 (1) 1 - 17 1 - - 12 (1) 11. UKCS oil & gas installations (c) (c) (d) (d) 367 (106) 25 (20) 59 (49) 3 (3) 8 (4) 11. UKCS vessels (c) (c) (d) (d) 9 - 3 - 8 Totals 152 (1) 15 (1) 5 - 469 (106) 32 (20) 65 (50) 4 (3) 84 (5)
(a) The figures in parenthesis are included in the totals and refer to incidents involving discharges of substances other than mineral oil. (b) The units given are the maximum observed dimensions of pollution on water or the shoreline. The data were derived from 172 incident reports in which this information was recorded. (c) Information not reported. (d) Not applicable.
13 TABLE 4: IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND REPORTED TYPES BY ENUMERATION AREA.
Vessel/offshore Types of pollution (a) Enumeration Area pollution source (b) Mineral oils Garbage Other substances
Identified Suspected 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1. North-east England 12 3 1 6 3 1 4 ------2. Eastern England 9 6 - 10 3 - 2 ------3. Essex & Kent 1 2 - - 1 - 2 ------4. Southern England 24 - - 19 3 2 ------5. South-west England 19 (1) 5 - 18 - 4 1 - - - 1 - - - - 6 6. 6. 6.Bristol Channel & South Wales 15 2 1 11 5 ------7. Irish Sea 17 2 - 13 3 - 3 ------8. Western Scotland 21 1 - 20 - - 2 ------9. Orkney & Shetland Islands 3 - - 3 ------10. Eastern Scotland 18 (1) 12 1 14 3 2 9 - - - 1 - - - - 11. UKCS oil & gas installations 462 (182) - 67 81 81 29 22 - - - - 23 159 - - 11. UKCS vessels 2 18 - 1 3 - 16 ------Totals 603 (184) 51 70 196 105 38 61 - - - 2 23 159 - -- Percentage of total reports 92 8 11 30 16 6 9 - - - 0.3 3.5 24.2 - - Key: Mineral Oils 1: Crude oil. 2: Bunker, diesel, fuel and gas oils. 3: Lubrication & hydraulic oils. 4: Other oil types. 5: Unidentified oil. Garbage 6: Galley wastes. 7: Other garbage types. 8: Unidentified type of garbage. Other substances 9: Animal & vegetable oils. 10: Oil-based mud and related chemical products. 11: Other chemical substances. 12: Other substances. 13: Unidentified substances.
(a) The figures are frequencies for each of the categories shown and more than one entry may be made for each pollution incident. (b) The figures in parenthesis are included in the totals and refer to incidents involving discharges of substances other than mineral oils.
14 2.5.2 Bunker, diesel, fuel and gas oils were in varying quantities from vessels or oil and gas installations on 196 occasions in all enumeration areas with the exception of Essex & Kent. The spills occurred most frequently during bunkering operations in the UKCS, western Scotland and southern England enumeration areas.
2.5.3 Lubrication and hydraulic oil spills were recorded in 9 of the 11 survey enumeration areas with 81 spills attributed to offshore oil and gas installations. Respondents described the remaining types of mineral oil discharges as base oils, condensate, engine oils, oily bilge water, slops, tarry lumps and waste oils. In addition, aviation fuel was identified as a polluting substance on 4 occasions including a spill from the MTANKER Emerald Isle berthed alongside the Fawley Oil Terminal.
2.5.4 Respondents identified 184 discharges of substances other than mineral oils during 2007 compared with 142 such discharges during 2006. Two reports referred to incidents involving fish and vegetable oil discharges from vessels. A missing rudder plug caused a slow leakage of 1 tonne of vegetable filling oil from the RFA Black Rover and some contaminated material was later removed from a small stretch of shoreline. There were no references to any observed garbage discharges from vessels or offshore oil and gas installations during 2007.
2.5.5 Offshore operators reported 182 incidents involving chemicals during 2007 compared with 135 during the previous year. The identified substances included barite, drilling slops, glycol solutions, hydraulic fluids, methanol, oil- based mud, oxygen scavenger, scale inhibitors, sodium bicarbonate and water- based mud. The estimated volumes of discharges reported ranged from less than 1 kg to 157 tonnes and further details are provided in Section 3 and Appendix 1.
2.6 REPORTED SOURCES OF POLLUTION
2.6.1 The figures in Table 4 show for each enumeration area the numbers of incidents in which reporting organisations either identified a specific source of pollution or suspected a vessel or other offshore pollution source. The statistics for the identified sources of pollution are further analysed in Table 5 to show the different types of vessels, and additional details including the names of vessels or installations are provided in Appendix 1.
2.6.2 This method of analysis showed that oil and gas installations operating on the UKCS accounted for 77% of all identified sources of pollution which was 2% less than the previous year. Corresponding statistics for fishing vessels, pleasure craft, general cargo vessels and the remaining types of vessels were 6.6%, 4.5%, 3.1% and 9% respectively. Reporting organisations identified oil and chemical tankers as sources of pollution on 4 occasions during 2007.
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TABLE 5: REPORTED SOURCES OF POLLUTION BY ENUMERATION AREA(a).
Enumeration area MCT MFV MSV MT M OOI PC WR O 1. North-east England - 3 2 1 3 - - - 3 2. Eastern England - 1 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 3. Essex & Kent - - - - 1 - - - - 4. Southern England - 3 - 1 1 - 14 - 5 5. South-west England - 10 - 1 1 - 2 - 5 (1) 6. Bristol Channel & South Wales 1 2 ------12 7. Irish Sea - 7 - - 4 - 3 - 3 8. Western Scotland - 10 - - 2 - 3 - 6 9. Orkney & Shetland Islands ------3 10. Eastern Scotland - 4 4 - 4 (1) - 4 - 2 11. UKCS oil & gas installations - - - - - 462 (182) - - - 11. UKCS vessels - - 1 - 1 - - - - Totals 1 40 10 3 19 (1) 462 (182) 27 - 41 (1)
Key: MCT: Chemical tanker. MFV: Fishing vessel. MSV: Offshore support vessel. MT: Coastal oil tanker/VLCC. MV: General cargo vessel. OOI: Offshore oil or gas installation. PC: Pleasure craft. WR: Wreck. O: Other type of vessel.
(a) The figures in parenthesis are included in the totals and refer to incidents involving discharges of substances other than mineral oils.
16 2.6.3 At least 36 confirmed discharges were attributed to vessel casualties, including 16 pleasure craft and workboats, 14 fishing vessels, 2 general cargo vessels, a research vessel, a tug, a jack-up barge and the container carrier MSC Napoli (53,409 gt, built 1992) which was deliberately grounded in Lyme Bay after suffering a catastrophic hull failure in the English Channel (refer 4.5.2 to 4.5.8). The vessel casualty spills occurred in all enumeration areas with the exception of Essex & Kent, Orkney & Shetland Islands and the UKCS. Moreover, vessel casualties accounted for 52% of all confirmed discharges attributed to pleasure craft and workboats and likewise 35% of all discharges attributed to fishing vessels. The corresponding statistics from the 2006 survey were 43% and 28% respectively. Further details identifying the likely causes of vessel casualties, where known, are provided in Section 4 and Appendix 1.
2.7 PROSECUTIONS
2.7.1 Reporting organisations submitted details of 2 successful prosecutions brought by the competent authorities during 2007 which are summarised in Table 6.
2.7.2 In the southern North Sea the general cargo vessel MV Jork (1,922 gt, built 1978) struck the unmanned satellite gas platform Viking Echo-Delta on 3 August and sank the following day. The accident caused between £7 million and £10 million worth of damage and gas production from the platform was shut down. Approximately 4 tonnes of gas oil escaped from the wreck and was dispersed by wave action and none arrived ashore.
2.7.3 Following a joint investigation by the MCA, the Health and Safety Executive, Lincolnshire Police and Norfolk Constabulary, the Master of the vessel pleaded guilty before Lincoln Crown Court to one charge brought under the Railway and Transport Safety Act 2004 for being over alcohol limits and to another charge brought under the Petroleum Act 1974 for breaching the 500- metre exclusion zone around the gas platform. He was later sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment for the former offence and 12 months for the latter offence, to run concurrently (Lloyd’s List, 7 August & 6 November).
2.7.4 In a case brought by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners the owners of the MFV Olivia Jean (242 gt, built 1980) received a fine of £1,000 following a 17.5 litre bunkering spill in Falmouth Harbour on 17 September (Lloyd’s List, 8 May 2008).
2.8 REPORTING EFFORT
2.8.1 The number of incident reports received from each of 10 reporting organisations is shown in Table 7. The total number of reports received and processed was 1,606 from which 654 separate incidents were subsequently identified and entered into the 2007 database.
2.8.2 Observations from air surveillance patrols and a satellite surveillance programme were again employed to help identify discharges from vessels and offshore oil and gas installations operating in the UKPCZ. ______
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TABLE 6: DETAILS OF PROSECUTIONS BROUGHT BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING 2007
Date and location of incident Name of vessel or offshore installation Prosecution brought by Fine and type of pollution 3 August, southern North Sea MV Jork: 4 tonnes gas oil Maritime & Coastguard Agency (a) Custodial 17 September, Falmouth Harbour MFV Olivia Jean: 17.5 litres diesel Falmouth Harbour Commissioners £1,000
(a) The Master of the vessel pleaded guilty to one charge brought under the Railway & Transport Safety Act 2004 for being over the alcohol limits and to another charge brought under the Petroleum Act 1974 for breaching the 500 metre zone around the gas platform. He was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for the former and 12 months for the latter, to run concurrently.
Prosecutions brought under Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971, Control of Pollution Act 1974, Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 1996, Merchant Shipping (Dangerous or Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002, Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998.
18 TABLE 7: TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENT REPORTS RECEIVED FROM EACH REPORTING ORGANISATION.
Reporting organisations Total number of reports received English and Welsh Local Authorities 158 Environment Agency for England and Wales 17 Sea Fisheries Committees in England & Wales 18 Northern Ireland Environment & Heritage Service 1 United Kingdom Ports 165 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 708 BERR Offshore Environment Unit 483 Scottish Environment Protection Agency 3 Scottish Local Authorities 27 Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 16 Grand Total 1,606
19 SECTION 3: SUMMARY OF LARGER DISCHARGES (TWO TONNES OR MORE) DURING 2007
(Refer to Section 4 and Appendix 1 for further details of each incident)
The figures given below are indicative of the reported volumes of discharges confirmed in written reports. However, incidents in which significant amounts of beach material were mixed with pollutants, or where the volumes of discharges were not indicated or measured, are not included. The incidents are ordered according to spill size. Those that occurred over a period of time have been included at the end of this section.
3.1 South West England 18 January MV MSC Napoli (05-SW/013) The British-registered Container Carrier Napoli (53,409 gt, built 1992) suffered a catastrophic hull failure in the western Channel and was later deliberately grounded in shallow water off Branscombe Beach in Lyme Bay. The ship was carrying 41,473 tonnes of cargo in 2,318 20-ft and 40-ft containers including 159 containers with 1,684 tonnes of contents classified as Dangerous Goods. The vessel also had approximately 3,500 tonnes of Intermediate Fuel Oil and 152 tonnes of Marine Diesel Oil on board with small quantities of hydraulic oils and lubrication oils. Over the next six months the 3,500 tonnes of fuel oil and the containers were systematically removed. During the course of towing, beaching and subsequent phases of the operation to salvage the vessel an estimated total of 302 tonnes of oil was lost to sea. At least 1,000 oil covered seabirds were taken to RSPCA centres and following successful rehabilitation 485 were returned to the wild. Debris from the vessel was eventually recovered during beach cleaning operations undertaken by contractors, volunteers and local authority personnel in Hampshire, Dorset and Devon.
3.2 UKCS 9 January Shell Dunlin Alpha (11-UKCS/1170) Shell reported a discharge from the Dunlin Alpha installation of 157 tonnes of sodium bicarbonate due to a sheared hose at a connection during pumping from a supply vessel. The operation was stopped and was not resumed until actions had been put in place to ensure a similar incident did not occur.
3.3 UKCS 24 February Apache MODU Petrolia (11-UKCS/1212) Apache reported a discharge from the MODU Petrolia of 51.428 tonnes of Ultradrill Pemix water-based mud from a mud pit dump valve which had been left open. Upon noticing the pit level was not rising as quickly as expected the valve line-up was checked and the dump valve was closed.
3.4 UKCS 12 October Shell Shearwater (11-UKCS/1544) Shell reported a discharge from the Shearwater installation of 39.27 tonnes of tri-ethylene glycol (TEG) due to a bellows failure in the cooling system which resulted in the potable water/TEG/corrosion inhibitor mix leaking to the open drains system. The system was shut down and isolated to allow repair. Shell has now put in place a number of actions to prevent a reoccurrence.
20 3.5 UKCS 6 July BG Group Sedco 704 (11-UKCS/1419) BG Group reported a discharge from the Sedco 704 installation of 38 tonnes of Carbosea oil-based mud due a valve being inadvertently opened. An investigation was carried out and procedures put in place to prevent a reoccurrence.
3.6 UKCS 26 November Talisman Piper Bravo (11-UKCS/1589) Talisman reported a discharge from the Piper Bravo installation of 26.125 tonnes of amine due to a leak in the amine cooler vessel causing the solution to flow to sea via the sea-water-cooling collection header. The system was shut down to allow inspection and replacement of the amine cooler vessel.
3.7 UKCS 1 June Shell Goldeneye (11-UKCS/1354) Shell reported a discharge from the Goldeneye installation of 26 tonnes of mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) due to a ½” tubing pipeline failure. The installation was shut down and the tubing repaired.
3.8 UKCS 18 September ConocoPhillips Murdoch (11-UKCS/1514) ConocoPhillips reported a discharged from the Murdoch installation of 24.704 tonnes of methanol due to hose disconnection from the well tree. The damaged hose was replaced and a second hose was also changed as a precaution.
3.9 UKCS 7 September unidentified vessel (12-UKCS/1157) The Ninian Northern installation reported an oil sheen with an estimated volume of 7.97 tonnes which was attributed to an unidentified passing vessel.
3.10 UKCS 22 January BP Harding (11-UKCS/1179) BP reported a discharge from the Harding installation of 7.92 tonnes of sodium chloride clean-filtered brine caused by an open annulus valve during a well workover.
3.11 UKCS 27 August Talisman Ocean Nomad (11-UKCS/1489) Talisman reported a discharge from the Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited Ocean Nomad MODU of 7.4 tonnes of Versaclean oil-based mud due to the failure of the primary slip-joint packer-seal and the secondary slip-joint packer failing to energise. The slip-joint packer control system was reenergised and operated at a higher pressure to prevent further losses until the slip-joint could be replaced and the control system upgraded.
3.12 UKCS 8 March Talisman Claymore Alpha (11-UKCS/1229) Talisman reported a discharge from the Claymore Alpha installation of 6.8 tonnes of Oceanic HW540 hydraulic fluid over the period 8th March to 14th March due to a rupture within the hydraulic supply core umbilical to the subsea emergency shutdown valves (ESVs). The hydraulic function of the four subsea ESVs in the umbilical was transferred to temporary hoses and repairs carried out to prevent further pollution.
21 3.13 UKCS 1 October BP Galaxy 1 (11-UKCS/1528) BP reported a discharge from the Galaxy 1 MODU of 6.46 tonnes of oil-based mud due to relaxed seals resulting from insufficient hydraulic pressure. Spill containment measures and clean-up were implemented.
3.14 UKCS 3 June CNR International Ninian Central (11-UKCS/1359) CNR reported a discharge from the Ninian Central installation of 5.314 tonnes of oxygen scavenger and biocide chemicals, which were mistakenly mixed in one tank. A vigorous exothermic chemical reaction followed causing some deformation of the tank and generating potentially toxic gas. CNR took the decision to discharge the chemicals to sea to maintain the safety of the platform and personnel.
3.15 North East England 1 July MTANKER Rangrid (1-NE/223) A marine breakaway coupling failure was identified as the cause of a 5-tonne spillage of light crude oil from the Norwegian-flagged MTANKER Rangrid at the Tetney Monobuoy in the River Humber. A chemical dispersant was employed during a counter-pollution operation and no beaching of oil was reported.
3.16 UKCS 29 March ExxonMobil Thames (11-UKCS/1256) ExxonMobil reported a discharge from the Thames installation of 4 tonnes of Castrol Transaqua HT hydraulic fluid due to a component failure in the hydraulic pump. The pump was removed and serviced, a new discharge pipe with additional clamps fitted and compression fittings on the skid were remade.
3.17 Eastern England 3 August MV Jork (2-EE/250) The general cargo vessel MV Jork (1,922gt, built 1978) struck the unmanned satellite gas platform Viking Echo-Delta in the southern North Sea and sank the following day. Surveillance flights were tasked to the area and subsequently identified a number of surface gas oil slicks above the wreck position with an estimated total volume of 4 tonnes. The pollution was dispersed by wave action and none arrived ashore.
3.18 UKCS 4 March MSV Sea Tiger (12-UKCS/059) The MSV Sea Tiger reported a 3.9-tonne spillage of hydraulic oil during an anchor-handling operation at the Arbroath platform.
3.19 UKCS 17 June Maersk Oil Gryphon Alpha (11-UKCS/1384) Maersk Oil reported a discharge from the Gryphon Alpha installation of 3.8 tonnes of Oceanic HW540 hydraulic fluid. The well was shut in and a leaking hose was replaced.
3.20 UKCS 23 March Venture Kittiwake Alpha (11-UKCS/1247) Venture reported a discharge from the Kittiwake Alpha installation of 3.67 tonnes of diesel due to hose failure. The hose was immediately drained and recovered. Following incident investigation, Kittiwake amended procedures to improve hose storage and management procedures.
22 3.21 UKCS 19 January Shell Gannet C3 (11-UKCS/1177) Shell reported a discharge from the Gannet C3 installation of 3.28 tonnes of crude oil which occurred during pigging operations. The pigging operations ceased immediately and an investigation was undertaken.
3.22 UKCS 1 April unidentified vessel (12-UKCS/178) The Cormorant Alpha installation reported a drifting patch of oil with an estimated volume of 3 tonnes which was attributed to an unidentified passing vessel.
3.23 UKCS 16 May Centrica Resources Rose (11-UKCS/1327) Centrica reported a discharge from the Rose installation of 2.203 tonnes of methanol due to a leak at the subsea whip line, which was being re-pressurised after a period of redundancy.
3.24 UKCS 10 July BP Minerva (11-UKCS/1430) BP reported a discharge from the Minerva installation of 2.12 tonnes of Oceanic HW540 hydraulic fluid from a closed solenoid valve on a well riser. Immediate action was taken to stop the leak by replacing the solenoid.
UKCS INCIDENTS OCCURRING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING 2007.
The following reported UKCS discharge incidents occurred over a period of time within the year.
In all cases the source of the discharge was from subsea control equipment. The operator continued the discharge to maintain the integrity and functionality of the wells/equipment until equipment and dive support vessels could be resourced to complete the necessary repairs.
Each discharge required the operator to provide an environmental impact assessment in order to identify any potential environmental issues. The operator in each case was required to provide regular updates on their management plan. Where necessary meetings with the operator took place to discuss aspects associated with the incident. Discussions included the type and volume of fluid being discharged, potential environmental impact and the operator’s short- and long- term plans to stop the discharge and, where relevant, effect a final repair.
3.25 UKCS 12 July CNR Ninian Central (11-UKCS/1433) CNR reported a discharge from the Ninian Central installation of 56.975 tonnes of Oceanic HW540 hydraulic fluid between 12th July and 29th August.
3.26 UKCS 15 July Total Dunbar (11-UKCS/1441) Total reported a discharge from the Dunbar installation of 45.820 tonnes of TROS 518 hydrate inhibitor from the umbilical core at the Forvie manifold between 15th July and 7th August. Diver intervention successfully repaired the leak.
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3.27 UKCS 15 May Shell Haewene Brim (11-UKCS/1326) Shell reported a discharge from the Haewene Brim FPV of 41.808 tonnes of Transaqua HT due to a leak from subsea equipment between 15th May and 2nd October. Subsea control module changed.
3.28 UKCS 30 January Hess AHOO1 (11-UKCS/1190) Hess reported a discharge from the AH001 FPV of 41.764 tonnes of Oceanic HW540 hydraulic fluid from the Rob Roy manifold. An ROV inspection was completed and the source of the leak identified and repairs carried out. The leak occurred between 30th January and 31st December.
3.29 UKCS 1 January Talisman Clyde (11-UKCS/1166) Talisman reported a discharge from the Clyde MODU of 40.715 tonnes of a chemical hydraulic fluid (Castrol Transaqua HT) from a subsea hydraulic system caused by a non-bonded accumulator. This incident continued over the period between 1st January and 2nd July.
3.30 UKCS 13 July Mobil Beryl Alpha (11-UKCS/1438) Mobil reported a discharge from the Beryl Alpha installation of 30.541 tonnes of Oceanic HW443 hydraulic fluid between 13th July and 31st December. The leak path was identified and repairs made.
3.31 UKCS 7 December Shell Caravel (11-UKCS/1602) Shell reported a discharge from the Caravel Monotower of 29.4 tonnes of Bentonite mix due to a ruptured bellow on a gas riser on its exit from the base of the monotower. Bentonite filling was suspended, the bellows repaired and the monotower verified as leak tight.
3.32 UKCS 1 January Chevron Captain WPPA (11-UKCS/1165) Chevron reported a discharge from the Captain WPPA installation of 17.032 tonnes of Oceanic HW540 hydraulic fluid identified due to an increase in the use of the Oceanic HW540 above the permit levels from the subsea template hydraulic control system. This occurred between 1st January and 13th June. Investigations identified the cause of the leak and a number of subsea control modules were replaced or upgraded.
3.33 UKCS 2 March Maersk Oil GPIII (11-UKCS/1220) Maersk Oil reported a discharge from the GPIII FPV 15.095 tonnes of Transaqua HT from 2nd March to 18th June. This was due to a leak on either the production or the test meter routing valve. Repairs were successfully carried out following a Diving Support Vessel inspection.
3.34 UKCS 1 March Britannia (11-UKCS/1219) Britannia reported a discharge from the Britannia installation of 15.051 tonnes of Transaqua HT due to a hydraulic fluid leak from pipework from 1st March to 31st December.
24 3.35 UKCS 10 August Talisman Bleo Holm (11-UKCS/1466) Talisman reported a discharge from the Bleo Holm of 13 tonnes of a chemical hydraulic fluid (Oceanic HW443) from the Ross field RP3 subsea control unit caused by a leaking hose. This incident continued over the period between 10th August and 7th December.
3.36 UKCS 26 March BP Schiehallion (11-UKCS/1252) BP reported a discharge from the Schiehallion installation of 12.32 tonnes of the hydraulic oil Castrol Hyspin M46 due to a failed cooling line between 26th March and 11th May.
3.37 UKCS 14 March Shell Gannet Delta (11-UKCS/1240) Shell reported a discharge from the Gannet Delta installation of 8.157 tonnes of Brayco Micronic SV200 between 14th March and 3rd December. Repairs were completed and tested successfully.
3.38 UKCS 3 August CNR Balmoral (11-UKCS/1460) CNR reported a discharge from the Balmoral of 7.602 tonnes of a mix of Stack Magic/tri-ethylene glycol (TEG) between 3rd August and 10th August from the subsea hydraulic control system.
3.39 UKCS 10 June Oilexco Balmoral/Brenda (11-UKCS/1374) Oilexco reported a discharge from the Balmoral/Brenda installation of 5.050 tonnes of Oceanic HW443 hydraulic fluid due to a hydraulic line leak between 10th June and 20th June. This was repaired and there were no further hydraulic losses.
3.40 UKCS 1 January BG Group Armada Hub (11-UKCS/1163) BG Group reported a discharge from the Armada Hub installation of 4.985 tonnes of Transaqua HT2. The incident occurred between 1st January and 31st December.
3.41 UKCS 22 May Talisman Piper (11-UKCS/1337) Talisman reported a discharge from the Piper installation of 4.6 tonnes of a chemical hydraulic fluid (Oceanic HW740R) from the Tweedsmuir umbilical hydraulic core caused by a leaking hydraulic connection. This incident continued over the period between 22nd May and 31st December.
3.42 UKCS 18 April Talisman Northern Producer (11-UKCS/1284) Talisman reported a discharge from the Northern Producer FPV of 3.681 tonnes of methanol from a subsea methanol line caused by a damaged hose. The incident continued over the period between 18th April and 4th May.
3.43 UKCS 1 January BP Petrojarl Foinaven (11-UKCS/1167) BP reported a discharge of crude oil in produced water from the Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO of 3.34 tonnes due to a leak in a subsea water injection flowline. This incident occurred between 1 January and 4th September 2007. The flowline was closed in and replacement of the damaged section scheduled for May 2007.
25 3.44 UKCS 13 June Talisman Clyde (11-UKCS/1377) Talisman reported a discharge from the Clyde installation of 2.852 tonnes of a chemical hydraulic fluid (Castrol Transaqua HT) from the Orion subsea satellite well control system caused by a non-bonded accumulator. This incident continued over the period between 13th June and 4th July.
3.45 UKCS 1 January CNR International Tiffany/Thelma (11-UKCS/1164) CNR reported a discharge of 2.71 tonnes of Brayco Micronic SV200 from 1st January to 31st December due to a leak from a subsea actuated valve on Thelma well C8.
3.46 UKCS 17 September Venture Phillips Annabel (11-UKCS/1513) ConocoPhillips reported a discharge from Annabel of 2.6 tonnes of Aqualink 300E between 17th September and 17th October. The leak was successfully repaired. Annabel facilities are owned and operated by Venture.
3.47 UKCS 17 September Venture Ann/Alison (11-UKCS/1512) ConocoPhillips reported a discharge from the Ann/Alison of 2.08 tonnes of Aqualink 300E between 17th September and 31st December. Ann/Alison facilities are owned and operated by Venture.
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26 SECTION 4
ENUMERATION AREA SUMMARY REPORTS
4.1 North-east England
4.2 Eastern England
4.3 Essex & Kent
4.4 Southern England
4.5 South-west England
4.6 Bristol Channel & South Wales
4.7 Irish Sea
4.8 Western Scotland
4.9 Orkney & Shetland Islands
4.10 Eastern Scotland
4.11 UKCS (oil & gas installations and vessels)
27 4.1 North-east England (Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Yorkshire and The Humber)
4.1.1 Fifteen confirmed vessel-source pollution incidents were reported during 2007 compared with a single incident during the previous year. Reporting organisations described 8 accidental oil discharges in ports and another 7 oil spills in nearshore waters or in the open sea.
4.1.2 Three reporting organisations submitted details of an incident in the River Humber on 1 July following a 5-tonne spillage of light crude oil from the Norwegian-flagged MTANKER Rangrid at the Tetney Monobuoy. One tonne of the chemical dispersant Slickgone NS was sprayed onto the oil during a counter-pollution operation and no shoreline pollution was reported. The cause of the incident was later identified as a marine breakaway coupling failure on a floating hose.
4.1.3 The MFV Marbella was identified as the source of a 750-litre diesel spill in the Albert Dock on the River Humber. Contractors deployed booms to contain the oil and only a small quantity entered the river. The MV Lady Kathleen was identified as the source of a small diesel spill during a bunkering operation in Immingham Dock on 4 March. Two POLREPS referred to 1-litre and 2-litre fuel oil spills from workboats at Immingham Dock and Seaton Burn on 23 January and 24 February respectively.
4.1.4 The Teesport Authority submitted details of 2 oil discharges during the year. The MV Norstream was identified as source of a 50-litre hydraulic oil discharge on 16 January and another 20-litre discharge of hydraulic oil was attributed to an unidentified vessel operating within the port.
4.1.5 The MFV Flourish (22 gt) sank in the North Sea near the Rough gasfield following a collision with the MV Nautica (1,587 gt, built 1992) and oil was later sighted on the surface during a search and rescue operation (Lloyd’s List, 15 October). Two minor leakages of gear lubricant from a positioning thruster were reported by the MSV Northern River on 6 and 7 April.
4.1.6 Approximately 25 cubic metres of 2.5 metre-long logs were washed overboard from the deck cargo of the MV Flinterbaltica in a position approximately 100 nautical miles north east of Flamborough Head on 9 November.
4.2 Eastern England (Lincolnshire, Norfolk & Suffolk)
4.2.1 Reporting organisations identified 15 oil pollution incidents attributed to vessels during 2007 compared to only 2 incidents during 2006. Seven discharges were reported in local ports and harbours and the remainder in nearshore waters or the open sea. Three incidents involved vessel casualties comprising a pleasure craft, a fishing vessel and a general cargo vessel. Accidental discharges from offshore oil and gas installations operating off Eastern England were included in the statistics for the UKCS (refer to area 11 report for UKCS).
28 4.2.2 In the open sea the general cargo vessel MV Jork (1,922 gt, built 1978) struck the unmanned satellite gas platform Viking Echo-Delta on 3 August and sank the following day in a position approximately 45 nautical miles northeast of Cromer. The accident caused between £7 million and £10 million worth of damage and gas production from the platform was shut down.
4.2.3 Surveillance flights were sent to the area and subsequently identified a number of surface gas oil slicks above the wreck position with an estimated total volume of 4 tonnes. The oil was later dispersed by wave action and none arrived ashore. Two of the vessel’s hatch covers weighing 25 tonnes each were later recovered floating in the Strait of Dover and in the southern North Sea off The Netherlands two months later (Lloyd’s List, 7 August, 8 October & 13 December).
4.2.4 Following a joint investigation by the MCA, the Health and Safety Executive, Lincolnshire Police and Norfolk Constabulary, the Master of the vessel pleaded guilty before Lincoln Crown Court to being three times over the legal alcohol limit and entering a 500-metre exclusion zone around the gas platform, and was jailed for 12 months (Lloyd’s List, 7 August & 6 November).
4.2.5 There were 7 further reported sightings of surface sheens or patches of oil in nearshore waters or in the open sea during February, April, August, September, November and December. The largest sheen, 2.3 kms long and 1 km wide, was detected by a satellite off Lowestoft on 1 November. The standby vessel Putford Rover reported a 100-litre gas oil spill in the open sea on 4 August. A damaged shaft stern tube was identified as the cause of a 250-litre spillage of lubrication oil reported by the MSV Putford Artemis (1,190gt, built 1975) (Lloyd’s List, 28 August & 30 August).
4.2.6 Three confirmed oil discharges were attributed to vessels operating within the port of Felixstowe during 2007. Three reporting organisations, including the Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit, described a 50-litre bunkering spill from the MDREDGER Norma on 24 January. During the clean-up operation the vessel was boomed-off and an oil dispersant was used by contractors. Another 2 clean-up operations were completed following oil discharges from unidentified vessels in the same location on 16 March and 12 July.
4.2.7 The MFV Breydon Warrior moored in Great Yarmouth Harbour sank after being struck by the MSV Far Grimshader. An unknown quantity of diesel oil escaped from the wreck and was later dispersed by tidal action (Lloyd’s List, 23 July). A fractured pipe leading to the starboard engine of the MSV Putford Trader was identified as the cause of a 30-litre lubrication oil discharge in the same harbour on 18 October. Elsewhere, minor oil spills were also reported at Boston Haven and at Ipswich Harbour.
4.2.8 Two Dutch fishing vessels each reported incidents in which unexploded ordinance was trawled up in fishing nets off the coast of East Anglia during
29 2007. Two military smoke- and flame-generating devices were washed ashore between Cromer and Wells-next-the-Sea.
4.3 Essex & Kent
4.3.1 Respondents reported 3 oil pollution incidents during 2007 compared with 8 incidents during the previous year. All 3 incidents involved sightings of oil patches or sheens in the open sea and there were no references to any spills attributed to vessels operating in local ports or harbours.
4.3.2 A POLREP and a Kent County Council report noted a surface slick extending for more than 14 km off the North Foreland on 19 April which was attributed to an unidentified passing vessel. Later in the year the MV Autocarrier was identified as the source of a larger surface sheen trailing the vessel for a distance of 29 km in the same locality. The cause of the discharge was identified as a 50-litre lubrication oil leakage to the main engine which subsequently passed through the engine system and was vented over the side into the sea. An MCA aircraft was sent to the area and reported that the oil was gradually dispersing.
4.4 Southern England (East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight)
4.4.1 Twenty-four pollution incidents attributed to vessels were reported during 2007 compared with 17 incidents reported during the previous year. Eighteen oil discharges were recorded in local ports and harbours and most were attributed to pleasure craft. Other types of vessels identified as a source of pollution included an oil tanker, a barge, a workboat, a ro-ro ferry, a military vessel and fishing vessels.
4.4.2 Lymington Harbour Commissioners and the Chichester Harbour Conservancy submitted a total of 9 reports describing minor diesel sheens from pleasure craft which were quickly dispersed by tidal action. A further 3 reports describing minor diesel sheens from pleasure craft operating in the River Hamble estuary were received from Hampshire County Council. Approximately 20 litres of diesel escaped to sea after a moored workboat capsized and sank in Langstone Harbour during adverse weather on 15 January. A POLREP and a Dorset County Council report referred to a 1-litre aviation fuel spill from the RFA Fort Austin in Portland Harbour on 1 February.
4.4.3 Poole Harbour Commissioners provided comprehensive reports of 5 minor incidents recorded during the year and clean-up operations were completed on 4 occasions. A small leakage from a jet ram was identified as the source of a hydraulic oil sheen observed alongside the MV Condor Express on 3 May. A boom and absorbent pads were deployed in a clean-up operation following a 25-litre lubrication oil spill from a pleasure craft berthed at the Sunseekers Shipyard on 24 July. Formal warning letters were issued to the owner of the MFV Viking following two 2-litre gas oil spills at the Town Quay.
30 4.4.4 A New Forest District Council report and a POLREP referred to a small aviation fuel oil sheen attributed to the MTANKER Emerald Isle berthed at the Fawley Oil Terminal. A small hole in the hull of the tanker caused by corrosion was later identified by divers. The area was boomed off and the contents of the holed tank were transferred to a slop tank.
4.4.5 During adverse sea conditions the barge Longsands (30 metres by 10 metres) broke all its lines from the MTUG Luvly Jubly and ran aground in Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth Bay on 24 October. A large caterpillar crane and 6 barrels containing old oil were lost over the side. A small surface sheen of fuel oil from the crane was later dispersed by wave action. At the time of reporting the owners of the barge had submitted a salvage plan which had been approved (Lloyd’s List, 25 October, 19 November & 6 December).
4.4.6 In the open sea the MFV Challenger was identified as the source of a surface sheen which extended for more than 8 km. Seventeen 22-litre drums filled with petrol were lost overboard from HMS Southampton off Portsmouth on 5 March. Three Havant Borough Council and Dorset County Council reports referred to individual oil and chemical drums being recovered from local beaches.
4.5 South-west England (Devon, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Channel Islands and the Western Approaches)
4.5.1 Reporting organisations identified 24 pollution incidents attributed to vessels during 2007 compared with 15 incidents during 2006. Sixteen recorded incidents were in ports and harbours, 4 in the open sea and 4 in the remaining marine environmental zones. A source of pollution was identified on 19 occasions including 5 references to vessel casualties.
4.5.2 The crew of the British-registered fully cellular containership MSC Napoli (53,409 gt, built 1992) abandoned the vessel in the western Channel on 18 January after she suffered a catastrophic hull failure and got into severe difficulties. Following discussions between the French Authorities, the UK’s Secretary of State Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) and salvors the decision was taken to tow the vessel to Portland thereby avoiding deeper water and a greater threat of environmental damage.
4.5.3 On 20 January the vessel started to settle and break up under tow and was therefore deliberately grounded in shallow water off Branscombe Beach in Lyme Bay. Although part of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast the site was selected in order to minimise the impact of any spillages and to enable salvage work to remove the vessel and its cargo.
4.5.4 At the time of the incident the ship was carrying 41,473 tonnes of cargo in 2,318 20-ft and 40-ft containers including 159 containers with 1,684 tonnes of contents classified as Dangerous Goods under the IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous Goods) Code. The Dangerous Goods included industrial, agricultural and cosmetic chemicals such as bisphenol A,
31 alkylphenols, pesticides, organotins, organic solvents and corrosive materials. None of the containers with these contents were lost overboard and all were subsequently recovered. The vessel also had approximately 3,500 tonnes of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO) and 152 tonnes of Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) on board with small quantities of hydraulic oils and lubrication oils. Over the next six months the 3,500 tonnes of fuel oil and the containers were systematically removed.
4.5.5 During the course of towing, beaching and subsequent phases of the operation to salvage the vessel an estimated total of 302 tonnes of oil was lost to sea including 50 tonnes of IFO and 150 tonnes of MDO. The largest spill was estimated to have been 9 tonnes on Tuesday 23 January. Oil that came ashore in small quantities was often associated with debris from the contents of the containers that had broken open. During February some oil and cargo lost from the vessel in the western Channel were washed ashore along a stretch of the northern Brittany coast between Perros-Guirec and Morlaix.
4.5.6 At least 1,000 oil covered seabirds were taken to the RSPCA centres at West Hatch, Mallydams Wood and Stapeley Grange, and following successful rehabilitation 485 were returned to the wild.
4.5.7 A total of 117 containers were lost overboard, 80 of which were eventually washed ashore. Initially, hundreds of looters began scavenging the loose goods, breaking open the containers that had washed up onto the beach and removing other goods, including personal possessions. These activities caused further debris to litter the shoreline. Debris from the vessel was eventually recovered during beach cleaning operations undertaken by contractors, volunteers and local authority personnel in Hampshire, Dorset and Devon.
4.5.8 On 20 July the wreck was split in two and the bow section was later towed to the Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast to be broken up. At the end of the 2007 survey reporting period the remaining aft portion of the vessel, including the engine-room and accommodation block, still lay badly damaged on the seabed off Sidmouth (Lloyds List, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25 ,26, 30, & 31 January, 2, 5, 8, 13, 16 & 27 February, 13 & 26 March, 9 & 10 May, 4, 13, 20 & 24 July, 9 & 16 August, 13 September, 19 October, 8 & 20 November, 3, 19 & 20 December). A more detailed account of the MSC Napoli incident including the lessons learned, conclusions reached and recommendations for future responses has been published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (refer to www.mcga.gov.uk).
4.5.9 Elsewhere, oil discharges resulting mainly in surface sheens were reported in local ports and harbours at Brixham, Falmouth, Fowey, Penryn, Paignton, Plymouth and Truro. Absorbents were employed in a clean-up operation after a small fishing vessel sank in Brixham Harbour on 19 January. Another clean-up operation was completed after the MFV Fiona Starr sank alongside Fishermans Quay in Penryn Harbour on 7 May. While refuelling from a bunker barge the MFV Olivia Jean (242 gt, built 1980) spilled oil
32 overboard into Falmouth Harbour on 17 September. The owners of the vessel were later taken to court by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (Lloyd’s List, 8 May 2008).
4.5.10 A missing rudder plug caused a 1-tonne leakage of a vegetable filling oil from the RFA Black Rover and contaminated materials were later removed from an adjacent beach. The luxury yacht Never Say Never ploughed into the south-east Platte reef off St. Sampson’s Harbour Guernsey at 15 knots on 13 September. The yacht suffered extensive damage including a ruptured fuel tank which led to a spillage of diesel oil. A patch of diesel oil with an estimated volume of 318 litres was observed in Falmouth Bay after the MFV Lady Hamilton of Helford sank following a collision with the MV Blithe Spirit on 3 October (Lloyd’s List, 16 April 2008).
4.5.11 The MV Enforcer (7,642 gt, built 2003), bound for Belfast, lost five 20-foot containers filled with wood and glass products overboard north of the Lands End Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) on 17 January (Lloyd’s List,19 January). Thousands of plastic drip-bags and their refrigerated containers were washed ashore on beaches across the Scilly Isles and between Land’s End and Falmouth in Cornwall during December. Subsequent investigations traced the lost cargo to the MV Endeavor which lost 11 containers overboard near the Seven Stones Reef on 10 December.
4.6 Bristol Channel and South Wales (Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Cardiff, Newport, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Neath & Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire)
4.6.1 Accidental oil discharges from vessels operating in ports and harbours were again the major characteristic of the 2007 statistics accounting for 16 of 17 incidents recorded by reporting organisations. Most discharges involved relatively small quantities of fuel oils and a clean-up operation was usually completed after each discharge. A source of the pollution was identified on 15 occasions and there were no references in reports to any legal proceedings initiated against alleged offenders. During 2006, reporting organisations had identified 24 pollution incidents.
4.6.2 The Environment Agency Wales (EA), Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) and Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) submitted detailed accounts of 11 oil discharges attributed to vessels operating within Milford Dock and Milford Haven during 2007. Estimated volumes were provided for each of the discharges and the median volume was 5 litres, the same as for the previous year. Individual spill volumes ranged from 1 litre to 91 litres. Four incidents occurred during internal tank transfer and bunkering operations.
4.6.3 The largest spill of 91 litres of lubrication oil occurred on 6 February after a generator and other machinery were lost overboard from the support barge Dina M. The area was boomed-off and recovery operations for the lost machinery were put in place. Absorbent pads were deployed to recover a
33 small quantity of gas oil spilt from the MTUG Millgarth within an enclosed dock on 9 February.
4.6.4 The floating jack-up barge/four-legged platform JB-104 partially collapsed alongside the South Hook liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on 7 October. The port authority mobilised its counter-pollution vessels at the scene of the accident because a plastic storage tank filled with 2 tonnes of diesel oil was lost overboard along with a crane and other equipment from the deck of the barge. The tank was later recovered intact and only a minor leakage of diesel occurred (Lloyd’s List, 9 October).
4.6.5 Three reporting organisations reported a 20-litre spillage of diesel oil from a small inshore fishing boat which sank at Pembroke Dock on 16 July. During the clean-up operation two full 55-litre drums of oil were recovered intact and a third was recovered half-full.
4.6.6 Elsewhere, oil spills in ports or harbours were recorded at Barry, Bristol, Sharpness and Weston super Mare. An EA Wales report described a 150- litre lubrication oil spill from the MCHEMICAL tanker Alea Tony (2,500 gt) at Barry Docks on 12 March. A fouled propeller was identified as the cause of the spillage and the surface sheen was dispersed by tidal and wave action.
4.6.7 The Bristol Port Company submitted details of 2 bunkering spills from tugs and a clean-up operation was completed on both occasions. A bilge discharge from the passenger vessel the Bristol Queen was believed to have been the source of a diesel sheen at Weston super Mare on 20 February. British Waterways noted a very minor diesel spill at Sharpness Docks.
4.6.8 Crude oil residues were removed from a small stretch of shoreline at Porthcawl during March.
4.7 Irish Sea (Cardiganshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Aberconwy & Colwyn, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria, Isle of Man and all Districts of Northern Ireland)
4.7.1 Nineteen vessel-source discharges were identified by reporting organisations during 2007 compared with 18 discharges during 2006. The sources of the discharges were identified on 17 occasions and at least 8 oil spills were caused by vessel casualties, primarily accidents involving fishing vessels and pleasure craft. Twelve spills occurred in local ports and harbours and the remainder in nearshore waters or the open sea. Accidental spills from oil and gas installations operating in Morecambe Bay were included in the statistics for the UKCS (refer to area 11 report for UKCS).
4.7.2 Two reports were received from the Port of Larne Authority describing hydraulic oil spills from the ro-ro MV P & O Express on 16 and 30 June. Both spills were caused by hose failures and the oil was dispersed by wave and tidal action. A clean-up operation was required after the MFV Regal Star accidentally discharged 50 litres of diesel oil into Peel Harbour on 20
34 April. The Isle of Man Harbours report noted that the costs of the clean-up operation were charged to the owners of the vessel.
4.7.3 Seven pollution incidents were reported in the ports and nearshore waters of North Wales during 2007. On 19 January the PC Bad Ladz broke from its moorings and ran aground on rocks outside Moelfre Harbour causing a 182- litre diesel spillage. Later in the year the MFV Patricia D dragged its mooring and broke up on the shore at Colwyn Bay causing a 50-litre diesel oil spill. A patch of bilge oil was observed on the water surface after another small fishing vessel sank on its moorings off Beaumaris Point in the Menai Strait on 27 September.
4.7.4 Four pollution incidents were recorded by Holyhead Port Control during the year. The crew of the hydrographic research vessel MV Smit Cymyran were winched to safety by helicopter after she hit rocks off the coast of Anglesey on 20 August. The vessel was later refloated and towed to Holyhead Inner Harbour where a small diesel spill occurred during a pumping out and fuel transfer operation. An absorbent boom was deployed to remove the oil from the water surface (Lloyd’s List, 22 August).
4.7.5 The PC Lord Rayleigh capsized and sank in Holyhead Harbour on 19 November causing a slow leakage of diesel which was dispersed by wave action. A small sheen in the fish dock at Holyhead was attributed to a bilge discharge from the MFV Independant. Later in the year the same fishing vessel reported a 650-litre discharge of diesel oil following a fuel tank rupture in the open sea off Anglesey.
4.7.6 Four incidents were recorded by Mersey Ports during the year. A clean-up operation was undertaken following a 20-litre spillage of intermediate fuel oil from the MBARGE Skline in the West Alexandra Docks on 23 March. During the following month the MBARGE Stanley H was identified as the source of a 10-litre spillage of gas oil. A fishing vessel engaged in a bunkering operation was believed to have been the source of a diesel oil discharge in the Canada Dock on 10 May. A light fuel oil sheen attributed to an unidentified passing vessel was observed near the C11 Buoy in the river Mersey on 16 December.
4.7.7 Four oil spills were recorded in the ports, harbours and coastal waters of Cumbria and Lancashire during 2007. On 28 January the ro-ro MV Saga Moon anchored off Heysham suffered a hydraulic oil leak of approximately 20 litres which was dispersed by wave action. A motor cruiser sank off Flimby after catching fire and a small amount of diesel was later observed on the surface of the water in the vicinity of the vessel.
4.7.8 ABP Barrow and the EA provided detailed accounts of a 200-litre oil discharge from the MBARGE Mary M on 4 August. The moored vessel rode over shore steps on a falling spring tide and listed heavily allowing gas oil to escape to sea through a tank vent. Absorbent mats and propeller washing were used in the clean-up operation. Another clean-up operation was
35 completed following a 200-litre diesel spillage from a vessel at Whitehaven on 20 September.
4.8 Western Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Argyll & Bute and the Highlands & Islands Region to Cape Wrath)
4.8.1 Reporting organisations submitted details of 22 vessel-source pollution incidents compared with 23 the previous year. Fourteen reported incidents were in local ports or harbours, and fishing vessels or pleasure craft were identified as the source of pollution on 13 occasions. Further analysis of the information contained in annual returns showed 8 oil spills following vessel casualties and there were no references to any successful prosecutions brought by the competent authorities against alleged offenders.
4.8.2 Diesel oil was reported seeping from the MFV Apha Beta after the vessel sank on her moorings in Tobermory Bay on the Isle of Mull on 20 March. A Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) report referred to a beach pollution incident after a pleasure craft ran aground and broke up at Bayble on the Isle of Lewis. A fibre glass-hulled workboat sank in 40 metres of water after striking an unidentified submerged object in the Lynn of Loan on 4 August. A diesel sheen was observed on the water surface and was later dispersed by wave action.
4.8.3 The double-hulled MV Fingal (1,409 gt, built 1984) ran aground at Sanda, south of the Mull of Kintyre, on 7 September. The vessel was refloated and towed to Troon Harbour where a 500-litre diesel oil spill occurred due to a hole between a fuel and ballast tank. The area was boomed off and a skimmer was deployed to remove the pollution from the water surface (Lloyd’s List, 11 & 12 September). A diesel sheen was observed after a workboat sank in the Nith Channel in the Solway Firth on 20 September. No further details on the incident were available at the time of reporting.
4.8.4 The MFV Spez Nova sank after striking an unidentified object in Loch Snizort off the Island of Skye on 30 November. The vessel had 500 litres of diesel on board and any resulting pollution was expected to disperse naturally. A POLREP recorded a 50-litre spillage of diesel after the MFV Osprey suffered an engine failure and drifted onto rocks at Reiff in Loch Broom. On 19 December the MTUG Flying Phantom (287 gt, built 1981) capsized and sank in heavy fog in the River Clyde near Clyde Bank causing a leakage of diesel into the river. Divers later recovered the bodies of 3 crew members (Lloyd’s List, 21 & 24 December). A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report criticised safety procedures on the River Clyde and on the vessel (Lloyd’s List, 2 October 2008).
4.8.5 Reporting organisations described at least 5 oil spills from vessels engaged in refuelling or bunkering operations in ports and in the open sea. Highland Council Harbours reported only 2 bunkering spills from fishing vessels during 2007 which represented a significant improvement compared with previous years’ totals. Damage to a hose nozzle during a refuelling operation was identified as the cause of a 200-litre diesel spillage from the MFV
36 Endurance in Lochinver Harbour on 21 February. The MFV Marigold reported a 100-litre diesel bunkering spill in the same location on 2 September. The costs of clean-up operations were invoiced to the respective vessels.
4.8.6 Shoreline inspections were carried out following a 20-litre bunkering spill from the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry Loch Alainn at the Aird More terminal on Barra. The resulting sheen was quickly dispersed by wave action and no evidence of shoreline pollution was found. A chemical dispersant was employed in a clean-up operation at Tarbet following a 7.5-litre gas oil spill.
4.8.7 A POLREP identified HMS Westminster as the source of a 50-litre diesel spill in the North Minch on 22 September. The warship rolled whilst refuelling at sea and fuel spilled onto the deck and over the ship’s side. A MARPOL kit was deployed to combat the pollution. A fractured fuel line was identified as the cause of a 200-litre diesel spillage from a whale/dolphin-watching workboat operating near the Isle of Mull on 12 August. Clyde Coastguard issued a warning to the public after phosphorous flares were washed ashore on the Mull of Galloway coast.
4.9 Orkney and Shetland Islands
4.9.1 Three pollution incidents attributed to vessels were reported during 2007 compared with 7 incidents during 2006. Accidental spills from oil installations operating in the West Shetland Basin were included in the statistics for the UKCS (refer to area 11 report for UKCS).
4.9.2 The Emergency Towing Vessel MTUG Anglian Sovereign was identified as the source of 2 diesel spills with a combined volume of 380 litres in Scalloway Harbour on 26 April and 10 May. A faulty metering system was identified as the cause of the first spill and a faulty sounding system during a bunkering operation from a road tanker caused the second incident. Clean-up operations employing absorbent booms were completed on both occasions. A SEPA report described a small diesel spill from a workboat on 15 August.
4.9.3 The Shetland Islands Council noted that there were no polluting discharges from vessels operating at Sullom Voe during 2007 and likewise the Orkney Islands Council submitted a nil return for 2007.
4.10 Eastern Scotland (the northern and eastern shores of the Highlands and Islands Region from Cape Wrath, Moray, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Fife, Lothian and Scottish Borders)
4.10.1 Thirty discharges from vessels were recorded by reporting organisations during 2007 compared with 15 during 2006. Fifteen spills occurred in ports and harbours, 14 in the open sea or estuaries and one beach pollution incident was reported. The source of the pollution was identified on 18 occasions, 4 involving support vessels, and there were 14 references to fuel oils as polluting substances.
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4.10.2 Aberdeen Harbour Board provided details of 6 oil spills during 2007. Estimated volumes were provided for each spill and the median volume was 12.5 litres compared with 4 litres for the previous year. An accidental overspill during a bunkering operation caused a 200-litre fuel oil discharge from the ro-ro MV Hascosay berthed at the West Pacific Wharf on 5 July. Booms and a skimmer were deployed in the clean-up operation. The MSV Normand Pioneer was identified as the source of a 100-litre hydraulic oil spill at the Atlantic Wharf on 22 September. Three smaller spills of between 5 and 15 litres in volume were also attributed to support vessels.
4.10.3 Three vessel-source pollution incidents were recorded by the Forth Ports Authority during the year. The French naval vessel Leopard reported a diesel spill in Leith Docks on 4 May. Later in the year a small hydraulic oil spill was attributed to the MV Flinterbrise at Grangemouth but counter- pollution measures were not required. The MV Maersk Hudson reported a 4-litre hydraulic oil spill whilst alongside at Braefoot on 2 November.
4.10.4 Elsewhere 6 incidents involving diesel sheens were recorded at Arbroath, Avoch, Bo’ness, Gardenstown, Inverness and Wick. At least 5 of the incidents were caused by fishing vessels or pleasure craft sinking in the harbours.
4.10.5 Eleven surface sheens or patches of oil were attributed to unidentified vessels operating in the open sea off eastern Scotland during 2007. Six of these were reported by the Buzzard and Ocean Nomad platforms and in each case the pollution was broken up and dispersed by wave action and posed no threat to the shoreline.
4.10.6 Two civilian helicopters reported a light crude slick in the open sea off Aberdeen which extended for more than 3 kms, the likely source being tank washings. A POLREP referred to a sighting of a larger slick, extending for more than 13 km, in the vicinity of the Claymore Platform on 29 August.
4.10.7 During a surveillance flight on 22 October Atlantic 406 detected a surface slick extending for more than 59 km in the wake of the MV West Sailor. The Master of the vessel described the discharge as fish oil and a Port State Control inspection was carried out by the authorities when the vessel arrived at its next port of call in the Netherlands. A creel boat ran aground on rocks near Portlethen and a small quantity of diesel oil came ashore. The MFV Prolific (50 gt, built 1979) sank in the open sea off Wick and a light sheen of oil was later observed on the water surface (Lloyd’s List, 23 October). An East Lothian Council report noted that at least 8 x 25 litre drums filled with waste marine engine lubrication oil were removed from local beaches during 2007.
4.11 United Kingdom Continental Shelf
4.11.1 The discharge statistics for this enumeration area were again compiled from POLREP reports submitted by the MCA and PON1 reports submitted by
38 BERR. Operators are required to notify BERR where an unauthorised discharge of oil or chemical to sea, regardless of volume, has occurred. Each discharge is reported on a Petroleum Operations Notice No1 (PON1) forwarded to BERR and MCA.
4.11.2 BERR reviews every PON1 received in order to assess the potential for environmental impact and any counter-pollution response actions. In addition each incident reported is reviewed to ensure actions are being undertaken to prevent recurrence and to assess whether there has been any contravention of legislation. This is undertaken in accordance with BERR's investigation and enforcement policies.
4.11.3 Separate data sets have been presented for accidental discharges attributed to offshore oil and gas installations and for discharges attributed to vessels, whether identified or not, operating within the UKCS area (Refer to Figure 2).
Oil and gas installations 4.11.4 All accidental/unplanned discharges or spills of oil or chemicals, regardless of volume, must be notified to the relevant authorities. Accidental discharges may take place over a significant period of time. In some cases it may be many months before remedial work can be undertaken due to the timescales involved in sourcing equipment to carry out the work. Environmental risk assessments have shown that these events, which are normally of relatively small volume, usually cause negligible impact to the marine environment. Details of all discharges, including a cause where known, are listed in Appendix 1 (UKCS oil and gas installations), and further information is provided in Section 3 for those spills of 2 tonnes or more.
4.11.5 A total of 280 accidental oil discharges were attributed to oil and gas installations during 2007 including those operating in the west Shetland Basin, Liverpool Bay and off the coast of eastern England. The 2007 annual total was the same number as the mean annual total recorded between 2000 and 2006.
4.11.6 Analysis of oil types showed that approximately 65% of accidental oil spills were identified as fuel, lubrication or hydraulic oils. Estimated volumes for 276 oil spills were reported and of these 95% were less than 455 litres.
4.11.7 In addition, the authorities were notified of 182 accidental discharges of chemical substances during 2007 compared with 135 discharges during the previous year. These chemicals are routinely used in oil and gas exploration and production operations and included amine, barite, glycol solutions, methanol and sodium bicarbonate.
4.11.8 The estimated volumes of accidental chemical discharges ranged from less than 1 kg up to 157 tonnes and 52 discharges were 1 tonne or more. It should be noted, however, that many of the larger discharges occurred over an extended interval and further details are provided in Section 3.
39 4.11.9 The PON1 reports again indicated that remedial actions were taken by operators following most accidental discharges. The responses included identification of root causes of spills, improvements being made in operational control procedures, recommendations suggested concerning preventative actions, and the carrying out of any necessary repairs and modifications to faulty or damaged equipment.
Vessels 4.11.10 A further 20 incidents, 1 more than the previous year, were attributed to vessels operating within the UKCS enumeration area. Most involved surface sheens or oil slicks reported by offshore installations but attributed to unidentified passing vessels. The estimated volumes, where known, ranged from 2 litres to 7.8 tonnes. In each incident it was assumed that the pollution dispersed naturally without posing a threat to wildlife or the coastline.
4.11.11 The MSV Sea Tiger reported a 3.9-tonne spillage of hydraulic oil on 4 March which was caused by a leakage in heat exchangers for a winch system. An oil slick attributed to an unidentified passing vessel with an estimated volume of 7.8 tonnes was reported by the Ninian Northern installation on 7 September.
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40 SECTION 5: QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5.1 Quality Assurance Plan
As part of a comprehensive quality assurance plan, data verification procedures were again applied at all stages during the 2007 survey. For example, other sources of information were consulted including the casualty section of Lloyd’s List, and any relevant reports were cross-referenced with the appropriate questionnaire returns.
The approaches for data entry and analysis are clearly shown in the relevant tables and all entries to the enumeration area sub-sets were subject to independent checking to detect any errors. On some occasions unexpected values were confirmed with the various data sources. Multiple reports were again received from BERR and MCA describing accidental discharges from oil and gas installations operating on the UKCS. For the remaining discharges from vessels, 26% of individual incident reports were compiled from questionnaire returns submitted by two or more reporting organisations.
As part of the quality assurance plan the complete database is provided for scrutiny in Appendix 1 thereby enabling stakeholder groups to determine the reliability and accuracy of the survey results. Furthermore, the annual survey reports are made available to all interested parties through the MCA's website: www.mcga.gov.uk.
5.2 Acknowledgements
The Committee is again grateful to the following public agencies and other organisations and their members for their contributions to the survey:
Association of Sea Fisheries Committees British Ports Association Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Environment Agency Local Government Association Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s Counter Pollution and Response Team Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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41 APPENDIX 1
SUMMARY OF REPORTED INCIDENTS
Key to types of vessels
MCTANKER Chemical tanker
MFV Fishing vessel
MSV Offshore support vessel
MTANKER Oil tanker
MV General cargo vessel
PC Pleasure craft
RFA Royal Fleet Auxilliary vessel
Ro-ro Roll-on roll-off ferry
1: NORTH-EAST ENGLAND (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments *NE/222 16-Jan Teesport Oil Hydraulic 50 litres MV Norstream Oil dispersed within a few hours. NE/001 23-Jan Immingham Dock Oil Diesel 2 litres Workboat Rix Eagle Spill following collision. NE/005 24-Feb Seaton Burn Oil Diesel 1 litre Small Cobble Dispersed by wave action. NE/1122 04-Mar Immingham Dock Oil Diesel Nk MV Lady Kathleen Bunkering spill. NE/167 06-Apr 54-16N: 02-19E Oil Lubrication 0.9 litres MSV Northern River Leak from positioning thruster. *NE/1143 04-May 54-01N: 01-06E Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Reported by Ravenspurn North platform NE/165 07-Apr 54-29N: 01-44E Oil Lubrication 3.5 litres MSV Northern River Leak from positioning thruster. NE/223 01-Jul Tetney Monobuoy Oil Crude 5 tonnes MTANKER Randgrid Coupling failure, clean-up completed. NE/1124 04-Jul 54-10N: 02-06E Oil Nk Nk Ro-Ro MV Tor Britannia Possible bilge discharge. *NE/224 26-Jul Teesport Oil Bilge 20 litres Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. NE/693 17-Aug Albert Dock, Humber Oil Marine diesel 750 litres MFV Marbella Clean-up completed. NE/696 05-Oct 52-12N: 00-17W Oil Nk Nk Workboat Sheen dispersed by wave action. NE/697 06-Oct 54-03N: 02-08E Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Dispersed by wave action. NE/698 08-Oct Amble Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Fishing vessel Sheen dispersed by tidal action. NE/1099 11-Oct 53-51N: 00-35E Oil Diesel Nk MFV Flourish Vessel sank following collision.
2: EASTERN ENGLAND (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments *EE/241 24-Jan Port of Felixstowe Oil Diesel 50 litres Mdredger Norma Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. EE/245 08-Feb Boston Haven Oil Diesel Nk PC Walkabout Vessel sank alongside quay. EE/003 12-Feb 53-33N: 00-04E Oil Gas Nk Unidentified vessel 2 small patches of oil reported passing vessel. EE/011 16-Mar Port of Felixstowe Oil Heavy fuel 15 litres Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. *EE/1141 28-Apr 53-33N: 00-52E Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Reported by B1D/Ensco 92 combined operation. EE/246 10-May Ipswich Harbour Oil Diesel Nk MSV Shamrock Surface film dispersed naturally. EE/248 12-Jul Port of Felixstowe Oil Fuel 500 litres Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. EE/705 17-Jul Great Yarmouth Harbour Oil Diesel Nk MFV Breydon Warrior Vessel sank following collision. EE/1125 04-Aug 53-04N: 02-38E Oil Fuel 100 litres MSV Putford Rover Dispersed by wave action. EE/250 03-Aug 53-26N: 02-09E Oil Gas 4 tonnes MV Jork Vessel sank after striking gas platform. EE/694 24-Aug 53-27N: 01-20E Oil Lubrication 250 litres MSV Putford Artemis Leakage from damaged stern tube. EE/1725 21-Sep 52-34N: 01-53E Oil Hydraulic 30 litres Mdredger City of London Clean-up completed. *EE/253 18-Oct Great Yarmouth Harbour Oil Lubrication 30 litres MV Putford Trader Spill following pipe failure. EE/713 01-Nov 52-18N: 02-39E Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Large sheen dispersed naturally. EE/701 05-Dec 53-33N: 00-14E Oil Diesel Nk Unidentified vessel Sheen dispersed by wave action.
3: ESSEX AND KENT (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments EK/160 19-Apr 51-19N: 01-41E Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Slick 14.3 kms by 0.1 km. EK/274 22-Sep 51-26N: 01-28E Oil Lubrication 50 litres MV Autocarrier Surface film dispersed wave action. EK/712 26-Oct 51-10N: 01-41E Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Slight sheen dispersed by wave action.
4: SOUTHERN ENGLAND (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments *SE/297 15-Jan Langstone Harbour Oil Diesel 20 litres Workboat Vessel capsized in adverse weather. *SE/292 30-Jan Lymington Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Bilge discharge dispersed by tidal action. SE/022 01-Feb Portland Harbour Oil Aviation 1 litre RFA Fort Austin Spill during sampling operation. *SE/293 21-Feb Lymington Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Bilge discharge dispersed by tidal action. *SE/298 26-Feb River Hamble Oil Diesel 2 litres Pleasure craft Sheen dispersed by tidal action. *SE/299 07-Mar River Hamble Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Sheen dispersed by tidal action. *SE/300 26-Mar Poole Harbour Oil Diesel 20 litres MV MCS Ailsa Clean-up completed. *SE/301 30-Mar Shoreham Oil Diesel 20 litres Pleasure craft Spillage after vessel beached. SE/159 03-Apr Fawley Oil Terminal Oil Aviation Nk MTANKER Emerald Isle Clean-up completed. SE/158 24-Apr 50-28N: 00-15W Oil Lubrication Nk MFV Challenger Slick 8 kms by 50 m. *SE/304 03-May Poole Harbour Oil Hydraulic 1 litre Ro-ro MV Condor Express Clean-up completed. *SE/349 20-May Chichester Harbour Oil Diesel 2 litres Pleasure craft Oil dispersed by wave action. *SE/306 21-May Chichester Harbour Oil Diesel 2 litres Pleasure craft Oil dispersed by wave action. *SE/294 15-Jun Lymington Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Bilge discharge dispersed by tidal action. *SE/307 24-Jun River Hamble Oil Fuel Nk Pleasure craft Surface film dispersed by tidal action. *SE/295 12-Jul Lymington Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Bilge discharge dispersed by tidal action. *SE/311 24-Jul Poole Harbour Oil Lubrication 25 litres Pleasure craft Clean-up completed. SE/1135 11-Aug Hythe Marina Oil Fuel Nk Inflatable boat Minor spill, clean-up completed. *SE/296 13-Oct Lymington Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Bilge discharge dispersed by tidal action. *SE/316 22-Oct Chichester Harbour Oil Diesel 3 litres Pleasure craft Small spill contained within marina. *SE/314 24-Oct Weymouth Bay Oil Diesel Nk Barge Longsands Barge ran aground. *SE/317 25-Oct Poole Harbour Oil Gas 2 litres MFV Viking Pollution dispersed by tidal action. *SE/318 25-Oct Chichester Harbour Oil Diesel 2 litres Pleasure craft Surface film dispersed by tidal action. *SE/319 04-Nov Poole Harbour Oil Fuel 2 litres MFV Viking Hose failure during bunkering operation.
5: SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments SW/034 19-Jan Brixham Harbour Oil Diesel 10 litres Fishing vessel Vessel sank in harbour. SW/013 20-Jan 50-38N: 03-09W Oil Fuel 302 tonnes MV MSC Napoli Major incident involving salvage operation. *SW/357 09-Mar Fowey Harbour Oil Gas 5 litres MTANKER Gladkov Clean-up operation completed. SW/1084 04-May 49-20N: 06-02W Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Several patches of oil reported. SW/360 07-May Penryn Harbour Oil Diesel 60 litres MFV Fiona Starr Vessel sank alongside pier. SW/1089 17-May Paignton Harbour Oil Bilge Nk Angling boat Sheen dispersed by wave action. *SW/364 12-Jun Truro Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Fishing vessel Surface sheen dispersed by wave action. SW/396 15-Jun Truro Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Surface sheen dispersed by wave action. SW/1092 08-Jul 49-55N: 05-11W Oil Diesel Nk Unidentified vessel Surface sheen dispersed by wave action. SW/1127 13-Aug Sennen Cove Oil Lumps Nk Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. *SW/366 15-Aug Plymouth Harbour Oil Diesel 10 litres Fishing vessel Suspected bilge discharge. *SW/367 31-Aug 50-25N: 03-30W Oil Diesel Nk Unidentified vessel Sheen extending for more than 1.6 km. *SW/1129 13-Sep St. Sampson's Oil Diesel Nk PC Never Say Never Luxury yacht ran aground. *SW/1123 17-Sep Falmouth Harbour Oil Diesel Nk MFV Olivia Jean Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. SW/1096 18-Sep Brixham Harbour Oil Diesel 10 litres MFV Bushwaka Clean-up completed. SW/368 02-Oct Brixham Harbour Oil Diesel 5 litres MFV Catharina Bunkering spill. *SW/369 02-Oct 50-09N: 05-04W Other Vegetable 1 tonne RFA Black Rover Clean-up completed. SW/734 02-Oct Sutton Harbour Oil Bilge Nk Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. SW/370 03-Oct 50-05N: 05-02W Oil Gas 318 litres MFV Lady Hamilton Vessel sank following collision. *SW/372 14-Oct Plymouth Harbour Oil Fuel Nk Fishing vessel Bunkering spill. *SW/371 31-Oct Bideford Oil Diesel Nk MFV Bruno of Sutton Clean-up operation completed. *SW/397 05-Nov Truro Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Wreck Surface sheen dispersed by wave action. *SW/373 06-Nov Fowey Harbour Oil Bilge 10 litres MTUG Knighton Clean-up completed. *SW/374 24-Nov Falmouth Harbour Oil Diesel 10 litres RFA Cardigan Bay Clean-up completed.
6: BRISTOL CHANNEL AND SOUTH WALES (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments BC/400 30-Jan Milford Haven Oil Fuel 50 litres Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. BC/040 06-Feb Milford Haven Oil Lubrication 91 litres Barge Dina M Recovery operation completed. BC/041 09-Feb Milford Haven Oil Gas 10 litres MTUG Millgarth Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *BC/404 16-Feb Milford Haven Oil Hydraulic 5 litres Barge Spillage during maintenance operation. *BC/405 20-Feb Port of Bristol Oil Diesel 35 litres MTUG Bargarth Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *BC/406 20-Feb Weston super Mare Oil Diesel Nk Passenger boat Oil dispersed by tidal action. *BC/407 March Porthcawl Oil Crude Nk Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed. *BC/408 12-Mar Barry Docks Oil Lubrication 150 litres MCTANKER Alea Tony Oil dispersed by wave action. *BC/416 10-Jul Milford Dock Oil Diesel 3 litres MTUG Portgarth Clean-up completed. *BC/420 16-Jul Milford Haven Oil Diesel 20 litres Inshore fishing boat Clean-up completed. *BC/422 07-Aug Milford Dock Oil Diesel 3 litres MTUG Ada - D Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *BC/424 14-Aug Port of Bristol Oil Diesel 15 litres MTUG Holmgarth Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *BC/429 03-Oct Sharpness Dock Oil Lubrication 10 litres Mdredger Long Sand Clean-up completed. *BC/432 07-Oct Milford Haven Oil Diesel 20 litres Jack-up barge JB 104 Vessel capsized. *BC/434 16-Oct Milford Dock Oil Diesel 3 litres MFV Kontiki 2 Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *BC/440 25-Oct Milford Dock Oil Hydraulic 3 litres Jack-up barge JB 104 Oil dispersed by tidal action. *BC/441 26-Oct Milford Dock Oil Diesel 1 litre MFV Atlas Clean-up completed.
7: IRISH SEA (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments IS/042 19-Jan Moelfre Oil Diesel 182 litres PC Bad Ladz Vessel broke up outside harbour. IS/043 28-Jan 54-00N: 03-00W Oil Hydraulic 20 litres Ro-ro MV Saga Moon Dispersed by wave action. IS/046 23-Mar Port of Liverpool Oil Fuel oil 20 litres MBARGE Skline Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. IS/171 11-Apr Port of Liverpool Oil Diesel 10 litres MBARGE Stanley H Clean-up completed. *IS/457 20-Apr Peel Harbour Oil Diesel 50 litres MFV Regal Star Clean-up completed. IS/1087 11-May Port of Liverpool Oil Diesel Nk Fishing vessel Clean-up completed. *IS/458 16-Jun Port of Larne Oil Hydraulic 400 litres Ro-ro MV P & O Express Hose failure. *IS/488 30-Jun Port of Larne Oil Hydraulic 200 litres Ro-ro MV P & O Express Dispersed by tidal action. IS/1093 31-Jul 54-41N: 03-34W Oil Diesel Nk PC Spedeworth Vessel sank after catching fire. *IS/460 04-Aug Barrow Oil Gas 200 litres Barge Mary M Clean-up completed. IS/462 20-Aug Holyhead Oil Diesel 10 litres MV Smit Cymyran Spill from damaged fuel tank. *IS/463 20-Sep Whitehaven Oil Diesel 200 litres PC Hejira Vessel sank. IS/660 26-Sep Colwyn Bay Oil Diesel 50 litres MFV Patricia D Vessel broke free from moorings. *IS/661 27-Sep Beaumaris Point Oil Bilge 20 litres Fishing vessel Vessel sank on moorings. IS/489 30-Sep Holyhead Oil Bilge Nk MFV Independant Sheen dispersed by tidal action. IS/490 19-Nov Holyhead Oil Diesel 90 litres PC Lord Rayleigh Vessel capsized and sank. *IS/1160 21-Nov 53-36N: 03-10W Oil Nk 0.08 litres Unidentified vessel Suspected tank washings. *IS/491 04-Dec 53-10N: 05-01W Oil Diesel 650 litres MFV Independant Oil dispersed by wave action. IS/464 16-Dec Liverpool Oil Fuel oil Nk Unidentified vessel Clean-up completed.
8: WESTERN SCOTLAND (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments WS/047 21-Feb Lochinver Harbour Oil Diesel 200 litres MFV Endurance Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *WS/604 01-Mar Portpatrick Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Unidentified vessel Oil dispersed by tidal action. WS/048 14-Mar Irvine Harbour Oil Diesel 909 litres MFV Enterprise Clean-up completed. WS/049 14-Mar Lochalsh Harbour Oil Diesel 1 litre Fishing vessel Investigation underway. WS/050 20-Mar Tobermory Bay Oil Diesel 682 litres MFV Alpha Beta Vessel sank on moorings. *WS602 14-May Callonish Pier,Loch Ceann Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Minor spillage. *WS/493 02-Jun Irvine Harbour Oil Diesel 100 litres Pleasure craft Clean-up completed. *WS/590 09-Jul Bayble,Isle of Lewis Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Vessel ran aground. WS/745 13-Jul Aird More, Barra Oil Diesel 20 litres MV Loch Alainn Bunkering spill. WS/749 20-Jul 55-58N: 04-51W Oil Gas 30 litres HMS Daring Clean-up completed. *WS/631 02-Aug Port Glasgow Oil Nk Nk Fishing vessel Minor spillage. WS/750 04-Aug 56-28N: 05-30W Oil Diesel 100 litres Workboat Vessel sank. WS/126 12-Aug Admore Point, Mull Oil Diesel 200 litres Workboat Oil dispersed by wave action. WS/751 02-Sep West Loch Tarbet Oil Gas 7.5 litres Fishing vessel Clean-up completed. *WS/494 02-Sep Lochinver Harbour Oil Diesel 100 litres MFV Marigold Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. WS/614 10-Sep Troon Harbour Oil Gas 500 litres MV Fingal Clean-up completed. *WS/606 20-Sep Solway Firth Oil Diesel Nk Workboat No further details available. WS/752 22-Sep 58-32N: 05-33W Oil Diesel 50 litres HMS Westminster Spillage during refuelling operation. *WS/582 17-Oct Stornoway Harbour Oil Bilge Nk Fishing vessel Oil dispersed naturally. WS/569 30-Nov 57-29N: 06-08W Oil Diesel 500 litres MFV Spez Nova Vessel sank. WS/757 15-Dec 58-03N: 05-27W Oil Diesel 50 litres MFV Osprey Vessel drifted onto rocks. *WS/588 19-Dec River Clyde Oil Diesel Nk MTUG Flying Phantom Vessel sank.
9: ORKNEY AND SHETLAND ISLANDS (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments OS/172 26-Apr Scalloway Harbour Oil Diesel 60 litres MTUG Anglian Sovereign Overflow due faulty metering system. *OS/521 10-May Scalloway Harbour Oil Diesel 320 litres MTUG Anglian Sovereign Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. *OS/621 15-Aug Port Arthur, Scalloway Oil Diesel Nk Workboat No further details available.
10: EASTERN SCOTLAND (*Incident not identified by a POLREP) Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments ES/086 29-Jan 57-49N: 00-59W Oil Gas Nk Unidentified vessel Reported by Buzzard Installation. ES/089 01-Feb 57-59N: 00-02W Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Reported by Ocean Nomad Installation. ES/053 12-Feb Gardenstown Harbour Oil Diesel 10 litres Pleasure craft Vessel sank in harbour. ES/054 15-Feb Wick Harbour Oil Diesel 1 litre MFV Karen Vessel sank in harbour. ES/056 21-Feb Bo'Ness Harbour Oil Diesel 1 litre PC Firefox Vessel sank alongside pier. ES/058 08-Mar 57-26N: 01-26W Oil Nk 1 litre Unidentified vessel 3 km slick trailing vessel. ES/173 09-Apr Inverness Oil Diesel 68.2 litres PC Glen Doe Vessel sank on moorings. ES/526 16-Apr Aberdeen Harbour Oil Base oil 15 litres MSV Olympic Princess Small quantity entered harbour. ES/177 25-Apr 57-11N: 00-45W Oil Crude Nk Unidentified vessel Possible tank washings. *ES/1080 04-May Leith Docks Oil Gas Nk Warship Leopard Clean-up completed. ES/527 16-May Aberdeen Harbour Oil Gas 10 litres MSV Viking Venturer Vent blow whilst bunkering. ES/759 17-Jun 57-47N: 01-36W Oil Diesel Nk Unidentified vessel 3 km sheen dispersed by wave action. *ES/1146 18-Jun 57-48N: 00-58W Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by Buzzard installation ES/530 05-Jul Aberdeen Harbour Oil Heavy fuel 200 litres Ro-ro MV Hascosay Bunkering spill, clean-up completed. ES/767 12-Jul Avoch Harbour Oil Diesel Nk MFV Abigail Clean-up completed. ES/770 18-Aug 57-39N: 03-50W Oil Nk Nk Unidentified vessel Dispersed by tidal action. *ES/1156 28-Aug 57-48N: 00-58W Oil Nk 48 litres Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by Buzzard installation ES/793 29-Aug 58-27N: 000-15W Oil Nk 1.14 tonnes Unidentified vessel 13 km slick. ES/534 11-Sep 57-39N: 01-50W Oil Diesel Nk Unidentified vessel Dispersed by wave action. *ES/535 22-Sep Aberdeen Harbour Oil Hydraulic 100 litres MSV Normand Pioneer Vent overflow, clean-up completed. *ES/1158 28-Sep 57-48N: 00-58W Oil Nk 1.7 litres Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by Buzzard installation *ES/536 29-Sep Grangemouth Oil Hydraulic 1 litre MV Flinterbrise Dispersed by tidal action. ES/777 04-Oct Portlethen Oil Diesel 40 litres Creel boat Nadine 2 Vessel ran aground and sank. *ES/1121 21-Oct 58-31N: 02-49W Oil Diesel Nk MFV Prolific Vessel sank in open sea. ES/778 22-Oct 56-02N: 01-57W Other Fish oil Nk MV West Sailor Reported by Atlantic 406. ES/1128 02-Nov Braefoot Oil Hydraulic 4 litres MV Maersk Hudson Clean-up completed. *ES/538 06-Nov Aberdeen Harbour Oil Gas 5 litres MFV Alba Bunkering spill. *ES/607 16-Nov Arbroath Harbour Oil Diesel Nk Pleasure craft Vessel sank. *ES/1161 11-Dec 57-48N: 00-58W Oil Nk 0.2 litres Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by Buzzard installation ES/540 29-Dec Aberdeen Harbour Oil Waste 5 litres MSV CSO Orelia Hose coupling seal failure.
11: UKCS OIL AND GAS INSTALLATION ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES. Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments UKCS/1163 01-Jan 57-58N : 01-51E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT2 4985 kg Armada Hub Subsea hydraulic control system leak. UKCS/1164 01-Jan 58-28N : 01-51E Oil Brayco Micronic SV/200 2.71 tonnes Tiffany/Thelma Hydraulic system leak. UKCS/1165 01-Jan 58-18N : 01-46W Chemical Oceanic HW540 17032 kg Captain WPPA Hydraulic leak from subsea system. UKCS/1166 01-Jan 56-25N : 02-33E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 40715 kg Clyde - Orion Subsea hydraulic leak. UKCS/1167 01-Jan 60-18N : 04-16W Oil Crude 3.34 tonnes Petrojarl Foinaven Subsea flowline leak. UKCS/1168 08-Jan 57-16N : 00-49E Oil Castrol AWS 0.009 tonnes J W McLean Hydraulic leak from ROV. UKCS/1169 08-Jan 58-25N : 00-20E Chemical Drilling Slops 80 kg Saltire A Hose failure. UKCS/1170 09-Jan 61-16N : 01-35E Chemical Sodium Bicarbonate 157000 kg Dunlin Alpha Hose sheared at a connection. UKCS/1171 11-Jan 57-17N : 02-10E Chemical Oceanic HW540 100 kg Lomond Leaking valve seals. UKCS/1172 13-Jan 54-16N : 02-19E Oil Diesel 0.00156 tonnes Murdoch Waste diesel disposed to deck drains. UKCS/1173 14-Jan 60-44N : 01-25E Chemical Versaclean OBM 238 kg Transocean Prospect Leak during drilling. UKCS/1174 16-Jan 58-21N : 00-51E Oil Crude 0.2 tonnes GPIII Spill from closed drains. UKCS/1175 19-Jan 53-57N : 34-41E Chemical Oceanic HW540 588 kg Minerva Failed solenoid valve. UKCS/1176 19-Jan 57-45N : 01-47E Chemical Houghto-Safe 105CTF 84 kg Galaxy I Valve left open. UKCS/1177 19-Jan 57-05N : 00-51E Oil Crude 3.28 tonnes Gannet C3 Leak during pigging operations. UKCS/1178 21-Jan 58-19N : 00-41E Oil Diesel 0.01 tonnes FPSO North Sea Producer Leak due to heavy rolling. UKCS/1179 22-Jan 16-46N : 01-30E Chemical NaCL clean filtered Brine 7920 kg Harding Open annulus valve. UKCS/1180 23-Jan 61-37N : 01-18E Oil Crude 0.001 tonnes Magnus Spillage from produced water system. UKCS/1181 23-Jan 58-18N : 01-44W Oil Diesel 0.00065 tonnes Captain FPSO Detached hose. UKCS/1182 24-Jan 58-07N : 01-24W Chemical Scaletreat 867 66 kg Bleo Holm Leaking pump fitting. UKCS/1183 24-Jan 58-01N : 01-42E Chemical Weighted OBM 0.06 kg Sedco 704 Hose failure. UKCS/1184 27-Jan 60-22N : 04-05E Chemical Oceanic HW540 180 kg Paul B Loyd Jnr Hose failure. UKCS/1185 27-Jan 58-07N : 01-24W Oil Diesel 0.156 tonnes Bleo Holm Blocked filter. UKCS/1186 27-Jan 58-28N : 01-15E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 320 kg Tiffany Hydraulic system fault. UKCS/1187 28-Jan 57-18N : 01-30E Chemical StackMagic Eco-F 230 kg GSF Arctic II Pilot line failure on hose. UKCS/1188 29-Jan 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.00019 tonnes Alwyn North A Suspected overfilling of caisson. UKCS/1189 30-Jan 61-23N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.015 tonnes Murchison Hose failure. UKCS/1190 30-Jan 58-07N : 00-06E Chemical Oceanic HW540 41764 kg AH001 Leak from subsea manifold. UKCS/1191 31-Jan 60-48N : 01-44E Chemical Ethylene Glycol 1101 kg Alwyn North Suspected leak from pump seals.
UKCS/1192 01-Feb 61-37N : 01-18E Oil Diesel 0.0042 tonnes Magnus Hose failure. UKCS/1193 03-Feb 60-21N : 04-04W Chemical Oceanic HW540 1900 kg Schiehallion Seal failure. UKCS/1194 05-Feb 58-21N : 00-51E Oil Crude 0.01 tonnes GPIII Leaking hose swivel assembly. UKCS/1195 07-Feb 58-10N : 01-04E Chemical Oceanic HW445 2.136 kg Balmoral FPV Loss of containment during hose change. UKCS/1196 08-Feb 58-21N : 00-03W Oil Hyspin AWS 32 0.016 tonnes Ocean Princess Hydraulic leak from ROV. UKCS/1197 08-Feb 57-13N : 00-38E Oil 32 API Crude Oil 0.00083 tonnes GSF Arctic III Leak from wellhead annulus. UKCS/1198 09-Feb 54-02N : 00-43E Oil Oily water/condensate 0.0005 tonnes Cleeton Pipework blockage. UKCS/1199 09-Feb 53-27N : 01-43E Oil Lubricant Oil 0.1 tonnes Clipper PC Engine failure. UKCS/1200 09-Feb 57-17N : 02-10E Chemical 16279 CAT ELC Extender 80 kg Lomond Suspected failure of rubber connections. UKCS/1201 10-Feb 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Crude 0.5 tonnes GSF Galaxy III Unable to maintain flare. UKCS/1202 11-Feb 56-29N : 02-09E Oil Crude 0.122 tonnes Fulmar Suspected leak from drains system. UKCS/1203 12-Feb 53-03N : 02-14E Oil Diesel 0.002 tonnes 49/27 A Instrument failure. UKCS/1204 13-Feb 57-59N : 00-02W Chemical Water Based Mud 288 kg Ocean Nomad Slip joint packer wear. UKCS/1205 13-Feb 54-02N : 00-43E Chemical Oceanic HW540 1320 kg Cleeton Leak from umbilical feed. UKCS/1206 14-Feb 58-21N : 00-03W Oil Hyspin AWS 32 0.002075 tonnes Ocean Princess Hydraulic leak from ROV. UKCS/1207 15-Feb 59-36N : 01-30E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.00083 tonnes Beryl Bravo Build up of oily deposits washed to sea. UKCS/1208 17-Feb 58-22N : 00-04E Chemical Water Based Mud 859 kg Tartan Alpha Residual mud. UKCS/1209 18-Feb 58-28N : 01-15E Oil Brayco Micronic SV 0.087 tonnes Tiffany/Toni sub sea Well Valve failure. UKCS/1210 21-Feb 57-59N : 00-02W Chemical Barite 1335.6 kg Ocean Nomad Valve failure. UKCS/1211 23-Feb 53-50N : 00-27E Oil Diesel/Water Mix 0.00001925 tonnes 47/3B Back up of closed drains system. UKCS/1212 24-Feb 57-53N : 02-01W Chemical Ultradrill Premix 51428 kg MODU Petrolia Valve left open. UKCS/1213 24-Feb 53-27N : 01-55E Oil Diesel 0.0005 tonnes SPN Punctured diesel drum. UKCS/1214 25-Feb 56-29N : 02-09E Oil Crude 0.1 tonnes Fulmar Alpha Produced water system failure. UKCS/1215 25-Feb 57-59N : 00-02W Oil Fuel Oil 0.00078 tonnes Ocean Nomad Failure of nipple connection in hose. UKCS/1216 25-Feb 53-52N : 03-27W Chemical Oceanic HW540 394 kg Bains Subsea Loss of containment from hydraulic system. UKCS/1217 26-Feb 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Oily water 0.000063 tonnes Alwyn North Possible overloading of pump. UKCS/1218 26-Feb 58-17N : 02-82E Chemical Oceanic HW443 591 kg Northern Producer Leak from hydraulic control line. UKCS/1219 01-Mar 58-02N : 01-27E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 15051 kg Britannia Pipework failure. UKCS/1220 02-Mar 58-21N : 00-51E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT2 15095 kg GPIII Pipework failure. UKCS/1221 02-Mar 57-39N : 01-08E Chemical Oceanic HW443 189 kg Nelson Hose failure. UKCS/1222 03-Mar 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.000135 tonnes Alwyn North A Suspected overfilling of storage caisson.
UKCS/1223 04-Mar 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate 0.01 tonnes Ravenspurn North Loss from closed drain caisson. UKCS/1224 04-Mar 58-02N : 01-27E Oil Condensate 0.0017 tonnes Britannia Produced water system upset. UKCS/1225 07-Mar 61-21N : 01-34E Oil Crude 0.0168 tonnes Thistle A Overflow of produced water tank. UKCS/1226 07-Mar 58-25N : 00-19W Oil Diesel 0.01 tonnes Claymore Alpha Hose failure. UKCS/1227 07-Mar 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical OBM 50 kg North Everest Malfunction of overshot assembly packer. UKCS/1228 07-Mar 57-27N : 01-28E Oil AWS 32 0.01 tonnes Montrose Alpha Pump failure. UKCS/1229 08-Mar 58-25N : 00-19W Chemical Oceanic HW540 6800 kg Claymore Alpha Hose failure. UKCS/1230 09-Mar 58-41N : 01-16E Chemical Hypersperse AF 200 880 kg Brae Alpha Valve failure. UKCS/1231 09-Mar 53-32N : 02-00E Oil Diesel 0.0042 tonnes Audrey WD Error in filling operation. UKCS/1232 10-Mar 57-27N : 01-28E Oil Crude 0.001 tonnes Montrose Alpha Suspected closed drains caisson leak. UKCS/1233 11-Mar 57-39N : 01-08E Chemical Oceanic HW443 18.4 kg Nelson Hose failure. UKCS/1234 11-Mar 61-07N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.001 tonnes Brent Delta Hose failure. UKCS/1235 11-Mar 53-50N : 00-27E Oil Diesel/Water Mix 0.00001925 tonnes 47/3B Closed drain system backed up. UKCS/1236 12-Mar 57-22N : 01-23E Oil Diesel 0.078 tonnes Rowan Gorilla VI Hose coupling fractured. UKCS/1237 13-Mar 57-42N : 01-01E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.0031374 tonnes Forties Echo Spill during well completion. UKCS/1238 13-Mar 57-08N : 01-55E Chemical Versaclean OBM 0.125 kg J W Mclean Hose failure. UKCS/1239 13-Mar 58-02N : 24-15E Oil Diesel 0.05 tonnes Andrew Hose failure. UKCS/1240 14-Mar 57-19N : 01-04E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV/200 8157 kg Gannet D Hydraulic leak from subsea well. UKCS/1241 15-Mar 61-21N : 01-34E Oil Diesel 0.51 tonnes Thistle A Leak from turbine fuel system. UKCS/1242 15-Mar 59-19N : 00-44E Oil Lube Oil 0.005 tonnes North Sea Producer Combination of condensed droplets with rain. UKCS/1243 16-Mar 53-50N : 00-27E Oil Diesel/Water Mix 0.00001925 tonnes 47/3B Suspected leak from drains caisson. UKCS/1244 17-Mar 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Hyspin HV15 0.004 tonnes Bruce Hose failure. UKCS/1245 22-Mar 57-43N : 00-58E Oil Diesel 0.005 tonnes Forties Alpha Leak during bunkering operations. UKCS/1246 23-Mar 57-43N : 00-58E Oil Diesel 0.005 tonnes Forties Bravo Leaking seawater drive line. UKCS/1247 23-Mar 57-28N : 00-30E Oil Diesel 3.67 tonnes Kittiwake Alpha Hose failure. UKCS/1248 24-Mar 60-20N : 04-05W Oil NUTO 32 0.00085 tonnes Paul B Loyd Jnr Leakage from ROV unit. UKCS/1249 25-Mar 61-01N : 03-48W Oil Bilge Water 0.00189 tonnes Transocean Rather Incorrect valve line up. UKCS/1250 26-Mar 60-43N : 02-29W Oil Crude 0.19 tonnes Arctic 4 Flare extinguished causing spill. UKCS/1251 26-Mar 60-21N : 04-04W Oil Unknown 0.046 tonnes Schiehallion Discharge of unknown hydrocarbon. UKCS/1252 26-Mar 60-21N : 04-04W Oil Castrol Hyspin M46 12.32 tonnes Schiehallion Failed cooling line. UKCS/1253 26-Mar 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical OBM 6.5 kg North Everest Valve left open.
UKCS/1254 26-Mar 58-07N : 00-12E Chemical Roemex RX-9022 9.99 kg AH001 Failed clamp on pipeline. UKCS/1255 27-Mar 60-43N : 02-29W Oil Crude 0.19 tonnes Arctic 4 Spill following flare operations. UKCS/1256 29-Mar 53-05N : 02-32E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 4000 kg Thames Pump failure. UKCS/1257 29-Mar 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical Houghto-Safe 105CTF 4.6 kg North Everest Incorrect line up of operating line. UKCS/1258 30-Mar 57-28N : 00-30E Oil Diesel 0.0475 tonnes Kittiwake Alpha Hose failure. UKCS/1259 31-Mar 52-58N : 02-51E Chemical Bentonite Spud Mud 20 kg GSF Labrador Hose sheared. UKCS/1260 01-Apr 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Production Oil 0.00024 tonnes Alwyn North B Blocked drain. UKCS/1261 01-Apr 57-11N : 01-00E Oil Crude 0.002 tonnes Gannet Fractured pipe. UKCS/1262 02-Apr 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Crude 0.2 tonnes GSF Galaxy III Spill during start of flare operations. UKCS/1263 02-Apr 57-45N : 01-48E Oil Base Oil 0.0468 tonnes North Everest Condensation of oil bearing water vapour. UKCS/1264 02-Apr 53-56N : 02-44E Chemical TROS 650 14.9 kg Chiswick Leaking pipework. UKCS/1265 02-Apr 53-56N :02-44E Chemical TROS Seadye 3.24 kg Chiswick Leaking pipework. UKCS/1266 03-Apr 53-11N : 02-51E Oil Lube Oil 0.000007 tonnes Sean Papa Suspected generation problems. UKCS/1267 04-Apr 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical OBM 250 kg North Everest Suspected 'O' ring failure. UKCS/1268 04-Apr 57-17N : 02-39E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.0008 tonnes ETAP Valve failure. UKCS/1269 06-Apr 58-21N : 00-03W Oil Well bore Fluids 0.000083 tonnes Ocean Princess Drop out from flare. UKCS/1270 06-Apr 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Crude 0.00001 tonnes Miller Leak from drains caisson. UKCS/1271 07-Apr 56-29N : 02-09E Oil Crude 0.002 tonnes Fulmar Alpha Valve failure. UKCS/1272 07-Apr 61-16N : 00-55E Oil Crude 0.001 tonnes Tern Alpha Valve failure. UKCS/1273 09-Apr 57-27N : 01-28E Oil Crude 0.11 tonnes Montrose Alpha Pump failure. UKCS/1274 10-Apr 58-41N : 01-16E Oil Diesel 0.0025 tonnes Brae Alpha Incorrect valve line up. UKCS/1275 10-Apr 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Diesel 0.0016 tonnes Auk A Hole in bund. UKCS/1276 11-Apr 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Light Hydrocarbon 0.1 tonnes Buzzard Possible drains tank overflow. UKCS/1277 12-Apr 57-18N : 00-50E Chemical Hydraulic fluid 45 kg Anasuria Suspected leak on a connection. UKCS/1278 12-Apr 56-25N :02-33E Chemical Brine/Sodium Bromide 15 kg Clyde Hose failure. UKCS/1279 12-Apr 56-50N : 02-15E Oil Diesel 0.000078 tonnes Jade Pin hole leak in hose. UKCS/1280 13-Apr 57-10N : 00-46E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 0.186 kg TB Well Leaking hydraulic fitting. UKCS/1281 14-Apr 57-22N : 01-23E Chemical Versaclean Drilling fluid 1.7015 kg Rowan Gorilla VI Swivel packing failure. UKCS/1282 17-Apr 57-09N : 00-55E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 60 kg Gannet C (GC3-03) Leak from subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1283 18-Apr 57-05N : 00-51E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 60 kg Gannet E Hose failure. UKCS/1284 18-Apr 58-17N : 00-28E Chemical Methanol 3681 kg Northern Producer Possible hose or fitting leakage.
UKCS/1285 18-Apr 58-27N : 00-15E Chemical MEG 500 kg Piper 'B' Residue from pipeline. UKCS/1286 18-Apr 57-01N : 01-57E Oil ESSO glycol Lubc 220 0.005 tonnes Shearwater Blocked drains system. UKCS/1287 20-Apr 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate/Light oil 0.01 tonnes Ravenspurn North Loss from caisson during low tide. UKCS/1288 21-Apr 61-14N : 01-08E Oil Crude 0.344 tonnes Cormorant North Leak from sea sump. UKCS/1289 22-Apr 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Scale Inhibitor Unknown ETAP Suspected leak from an umbilical joint. UKCS/1290 23-Apr 58-23N : 00-05E Oil Hyspin AWS 32 0.00913 tonnes Ocean Princess Hydraulic leak from ROV. UKCS/1291 24-Apr 57-57N : 01-50E Oil Castrol Hyspin AWH-M 32 0.056 tonnes Borgholm Dolphin Leaking pressure seal. UKCS/1292 24-Apr 56-25N : 02-33E Chemical Barite 1 kg Clyde Error during checks on valves. UKCS/1293 24-Apr 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical OBM 8.5 kg North Everest Splatter falling from rig. UKCS/1294 25-Apr 57-15N : 00-48E Chemical Oceanic BTC 491 5.88 kg Anasuria Unknown. UKCS/1295 25-Apr 53-36N : 01-31E Oil T15 0.03 tonnes Barque PB Valve failure. UKCS/1296 27-Apr 57-27N : 01-28E Oil AWS 32 0.15 tonnes Montrose Alpha Leaking fitting on fire pump line. UKCS/1297 27-Apr 54-03N : 01-02E Chemical Corrtreat 709 0.375 kg ST2 Failed fitting. UKCS/1298 27-Apr 60-21N : 04-04W Chemical Oceanic HW540 1 kg Schiehallion Overflow from drip tray/container. UKCS/1299 28-Apr 57-18N : 01-55E Oil Brayco Micronic SV 0.106 tonnes Shearwater Hydraulic leak from subsea connection. UKCS/1300 28-Apr 57-17N : 01-39E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.001 tonnes ETAP Mungo Failed accumulator bladder. UKCS/1301 29-Apr 57-42N : 01-01E Oil Diesel 0.1 tonnnes Forties Echo Ruptured hose. UKCS/1302 29-Apr 61-14N : 01-08E Oil NUTO 32 0.4 tonnes Cormorant North Hose disconnection without operations knowledge. UKCS/1303 29-Apr 58-23N : 00-05E Oil Hyspin AWS 32 0.003 tonnes Ocean Princess Failure of hydraulic coupling. UKCS/1304 30-Apr 60-20N : 04-02W Oil NUTO 32 0.00085 tonnes Paul B Loyd Jnr Failure of hydraulic coupling. UKCS/1305 30-Apr 54-26N : 02-28E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.001 tonnes Tyne Failed hydraulic plug. UKCS/1306 01-May 58-25N : 00-19W Oil Crude Unknown Ocean Nomad Unknown. UKCS/1307 05-May 57-08N : 01-55E Chemical DF1 Base Oil 121kg J W McLean Discharge due to communications failure. UKCS/1308 05-May 53-54N : 03-43W Chemical Oceanic Fluid HW443 1808 kg Dalton Wellhead Suspected solenoid failure. UKCS/1309 05-May 57-11N : 01-00E Oil Diesel 0.004 tonnes Gannet Overflow from tank bund. UKCS/1310 07-May 53-14N : 02-17E Oil Diesel 0.00025 tonnes Victor (JD) Line residue spilled. UKCS/1311 07-May 58-25N : 00-19W Oil Diesel 0.01 tonnes Claymore Alpha Diesel leak during transfer. UKCS/1312 10-May 53-01N : 01-47E Oil Diesel 0.15 tonnes Hewett 48/29A Overflow during offloading. UKCS/1313 11-May 54-02N : 00-43E Oil Diesel 0.0004 tonnes Cleeton Hose joint failure. UKCS/1314 11-May 53-49N : 00-28E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.0054 tonnes Rough 47/3B Subsea leak from firepump cofferdam or caisson. UKCS/1315 11-May 53-19N : 02-34E Oil Diesel 0.0004 tonnes Inde 23A Hose failure.
UKCS/1316 12-May 58-10N : 01-22E Chemical Base Oil 16.2 kg Sedco 704 Hose failure. UKCS/1317 13-May 57-17N : 02-10E Oil Condensate droplets Lomond Suspected caisson integrity problem. UKCS/1318 13-May 56-25N : 02-33E Oil Diesel 0.004 tonnes Clyde Hose joint failure. UKCS/1319 13-May 54-02N : 00-43E Oil Aviation Fuel 0.054 tonnes Cleeton Overfilled storage tank. UKCS/1320 13-May 58-52N : 01-31E Oil Diesel 0.0027 tonnes East Brae Suspected leak from pump. UKCS/1321 13-May 53-18N : 02-34E Oil Lube Oil 0.001 tonnes Inde 49/23 C Spillage from generator. UKCS/1322 13-May 53-27N : 01-43E Oil Marine Gas Oil 0.01 tonnes Clipper Leakage from main generator filter. UKCS/1323 14-May 53-57N : 00-35E Chemical Oceanic HW540 424 kg Minerva Valve failure. UKCS/1324 14-May 58-06N : 03-05W Oil Crude 0.1 tonnes Beatrice Alpha (AP) Drain line leak. UKCS/1325 15-May 56-44N : 01-17E Oil Crude/emulsions 0.000664 tonnes Maersk Curlew Spillage due to pump failure. UKCS/1326 15-May 57-09N : 02-17E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 41808 kg Haewene Brim Leakage from subsea equipment UKCS/1327 16-May 53-40N : 00-54E Chemical Methanol 2203 kg Rose Leaking subsea line. UKCS/1328 16-May 56-50N : 02-10E Chemical Environmul 950 kg Sedco 714 Slip joint packer failure. UKCS/1329 17-May 54-03N : 01-02E Chemical Corrtreat 7070 439 kg Ravenspurn ST2 Failed fitting. UKCS/1330 17-May 58-52N : 01-31E Oil Slop Oil 0.0083 tonnes East Brae Accidental spill during filter clean. UKCS/1331 17-May 57-58N : 01-51E Oil Diesel 0.02 tonnes Armada Hub Hose failure. UKCS/1332 17-May 58-18N : 01-46W Oil Crude 0.006 tonnes Captain WPPA Seepage from cuttings/oil bearing sands. UKCS/1333 18-May 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Scale Inhibitor 4.15 kg PDR Faulty umbilical fitting. UKCS/1334 18-May 58-41N : 01-16E Chemical Tros 650 2 kg Brae Alpha Leakage on I-Tube. UKCS/1335 18-May 58-27N : 00-15E Chemical OSW 80404 51 kg Piper 'B' Leaking flange. UKCS/1336 21-May 58-22N : 00-04E Chemical XC82448 6.2 kg Tartan Alpha Discharge due to failure of vessel integrity. UKCS/1337 22-May 57-59N : 00-11E Chemical Oceanic HW740R 4600 kg Tweedsmuir Leaking hydraulic umbilical core. UKCS/1338 22-May 62-57N : 00-56E Chemical Transaqua HT2 1071 kg Heather Alpha Under investigation. UKCS/1339 23-May 54-02N : 01-04E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.0001 tonnes Cleeton Overflow due to build up of disused casing. UKCS/1340 23-May 60-41N : 02-32W Chemical Versaclean OBM 0.01 kg Clair Apparent blockage in drainage pipe. UKCS/1341 24-May 53-43N : 01-53E Oil Hydraulic Fluid 0.0008 tonnes Saturn (ND) Leakage from valve. UKCS/1342 24-May 56-25N : 02-33E Oil Slop oil 0.076 tonnes Clyde Valve may have been left open. UKCS/1343 25-May 53-51N : 02-51E Oil Condensate 0.00004 tonnes Sean Papa Spill during valve removal. UKCS/1344 26-May 53-27N : 01-43E Oil Lube Oil 0.001 tonnes Clipper PT Leakage from drains system. UKCS/1345 26-May 61-30N : 00-57E Oil Castrol Hyspin 52 0.0426 tonnes GSF Arctic II Control line failure UKCS/1346 26-May 58-02N : 01-24E Chemical Oceanic HW540 0.53 kg Andrew Valve failure.
UKCS/1347 26-May 61-30N : 00-57E Oil Castrol Hyspin 52 0.045 tonnes GSF Arctic II Control line failure UKCS/1348 29-May 58-02N : 01-08E Chemical Transaqua 800 kg Britannia Leak on subsea system. UKCS/1349 29-May 58-27N : 00-15E Chemical MDEA 3 kg Piper 'B' Faulty switch. UKCS/1350 30-May 60-21N : 04-04W Oil Residual oil 0.046 tonnes Schiehallion Discharge in well intervention fluids. UKCS/1351 30-May 58-10N : 01-22W Oil Diesel 0.003 tonnes Sedco 704 Hose failure. UKCS/1352 31-May 54-16N : 02-19E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.0005 tonnes Murdoch Burst disk on hydraulics valve. UKCS/1353 31-May 57-27N : 01-28E Oil Crude 0.001 tonnes Montrose Alpha Caisson pump tripped on overload. UKCS/1354 01-Jun 58-00N : 00-22W Chemical MEG 26000 kg Goldeneye Failure on tubing pipework. UKCS/1355 01-Jun 54-02N : 01-04E Oil Condensate 0.00001 tonnes Cleeton Suspected internal failure of the bellows. UKCS/1356 01-Jun 60-41N : 02-32W Chemical Barite 50 kg Clair Ruptured bulk hose. UKCS/1357 02-Jun 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Crude 1.04 tonnes GSF Galaxy III Discharge during well testing. UKCS/1358 02-Jun 58-21N : 00-51E Chemical Castrol Hyspin AWH 46 250 kg GPIII Failure of hose fitting. UKCS/1359 03-Jun 60-51N : 01-28E Chemical Oxygen Scavenger/Biocide 5314 kg Ninian Central Emergency release due to accidental mixing. UKCS/1360 04-Jun 58-52N : 01-31E Oil AWH15 0.017 tonnes East Brae Overflow following shutdown. UKCS/1361 04-Jun 60-21N : 04-04W Chemical TEG 400 kg Schiehallion Under investigation. UKCS/1362 05-Jun 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Scale Inhibitor 1.3 kg PDR Loose umbilical fitting. UKCS/1363 05-Jun 53-05N : 02-07E Oil Transfluid ATF G 0.04 tonnes DSV Aquamarine Hose failure. UKCS/1364 06-Jun 59-44N : 01-40E Chemical Castrol HV46 0.5 kg Bruce Hose failure. UKCS/1365 06-Jun 58-02N : 01-02E Oil Crude 0.001 tonnes Alba FSU Hole in discharge drains pipework UKCS/1366 06-Jun 58-43N : 01-24E Chemical Sodium Chloride 45 kg Miller Hose failure. UKCS/1367 06-Jun 58-17N : 00-12E Chemical Corrtreat CT753 1704 kg Scott Internal leak within cooler. UKCS/1368 08-Jun 60-21N : 04-04W Oil Crude 0.15 tonnes Schiehallion Loss from redundant pipework. UKCS/1369 08-Jun 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate 0.0005 tonnes Ravenspurn North Loss from caisson during low tide. UKCS/1370 09-Jun 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Mixed 0.012 tonnes Bruce Overflow from drains tank. UKCS/1371 09-Jun 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Diesel 0.002 tonnes Bruce Inadequate coupling made on bunkering hose. UKCS/1372 09-Jun 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Crude 0.0032 tonnes Miller Burst diaphragm on pump. UKCS/1373 10-Jun 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate 0.0005 tonnes Ravenspurn North Loss from caisson during low tide. UKCS/1374 10-Jun 58-10N : 01-04E Chemical Oceanic HW443 5050 kg Balmoral / Brenda Control line failure. UKCS/1375 11-Jun 53-49N : 00-28E Oil Engine Oil 0.00015 tonnes 47/8A Drip from platform crane. UKCS/1376 11-Jun 58-34N : 01-15E Chemical Oceanic HW443 350 kg Birch Under investigation. UKCS/1377 13-Jun 56-25N : 02-33E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 2852 kg Clyde Leakage from subsea hydraulic system.
UKCS/1378 15-Jun 58-52N : 01-31E Oil Lube Oil 0.0004 tonnes East Brae Suspected burst water hose. UKCS/1379 15-Jun 59-44N : 01-40E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 0.44 kg Bruce Leakage from fire pump unit. UKCS/1380 15-Jun 61-03N : 01-42W Oil Crude 0.016 tonnes Brent Bravo Spillage due to cooler seal failure. UKCS/1381 15-Jun 53-19N : 02-34E Chemical MEG 217 kg 49/23A Hose damaged during connection. UKCS/1382 16-Jun 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Diesel 0.00984 tonnes Buzzard Overflow of drains tank. UKCS/1383 16-Jun 61-05N : 01-43E Oil Crude 0.0015 tonnes Brent Charlie Leakage from pump seal. UKCS/1384 17-Jun 59-22N : 001-34E Chemical Oceanic HW540 3800 kg Gryphon Alpha Leaking subsea hydraulic connection. UKCS/1385 17-Jun 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Waste Engine Oil 0.0006 tonnes Miller Suspected overflow from tank due to severe rain. UKCS/1386 18-Jun 61-16N : 01-35E Oil Crude 0.1 tonnes Dunlin Alpha Leak from process line. UKCS/1387 20-Jun 57-43N : 00-58E Oil Well Completion Fluids 0.00021 tonnes Forties Bravo Spillage of well annulus fluids. UKCS/1388 21-Jun 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Condensate 0.001 tonnes Auk Leakage due to blocked drain line. UKCS/1389 22-Jun 61-37N : 01-18E Chemical Cement 500 kg Magnus Overflow during backloading operations. UKCS/1390 22-Jun 54-02N : 00-43E Chemical Various 1 kg Cleeton Suspected leak from drains caisson. UKCS/1391 23-Jun 54-01N : 01-06E Chemical Turbo 2380 1 kg Ravenpsurn North Blocked drain. UKCS/1392 23-Jun 57-15N : 00-28E Oil Castrol Hyspin AWH 46 0.00026 tonnes GSF Arctic III Spillage due to perished filter 'O' ring. UKCS/1393 23-Jun 53-11N : 02-51E Oil Diesel 0.009 tonnes Sean Papa Hose failure. UKCS/1394 24-Jun 58-34N : 01-15E Chemical Oceanic HW 443 1000 kg Trees Complex Subsea hydraulic system leak. UKCS/1395 24-Jun 54-16N : 02-19E Oil Kerosene 0.026 tonnes Murdoch Leaking connection on helifuel system. UKCS/1396 24-Jun 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate 0.0005 tonnes Ravenpsurn North Valve left open. UKCS/1397 25-Jun 57-17N : 02-10E Oil AWS 46 0.005 tonnes Lomond Hose failure. UKCS/1398 25-Jun 58-43N : 01-24E Chemical Therminol 59 Unknown Miller Leak from the waste heat recovery system. UKCS/1399 26-Jun 58-43N : 01-24E Chemical Biotreat 4535 10 kg Miller Hose failure. UKCS/1400 27-Jun 56-57N : 01-26E Oil Unknown 0.002 tonnes JW McLean Hose failure. UKCS/1401 27-Jun 54-17N : 01-39E Chemical TEG 1000 kg Trent Failure of drain line. UKCS/1402 28-Jun 56-25N : 02-33E Oil Crude 0.37 tonnes Clyde Leak from oily water separator. UKCS/1403 28-Jun 60-37N : 01-39E Chemical OBM 1.5 kg Dunbar Drain plug was left open. UKCS/1404 29-Jun 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Hydrocarbon 0.1 tonnes Buzzard Spillage from open drains tank UKCS/1406 30-Jun 57-22N : 01-59E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 5 kg ETAP Mungo Loss from fitting on hydraulic system. UKCS/1407 30-Jun 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Drainage Water 0.00003 tonnes Alwyn North Spillage through hole in deckplate. UKCS/1408 01-Jul 61-19N : 01-32W Oil Brayco Micronic SV 0.00165 tonnes WOUK Seawell Subsea discharge following hydraulic reconnection. UKCS/1409 01-Jul 61-14N : 01-08E Oil Crude 0.843 tonnes North Cormorant Spillage from caisson following process restart.
UKCS/1410 01-Jul 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Hydrocarbon 0.1 tonnes Buzzard Overflow from drains tank. UKCS/1411 02-Jul 60-57N : 00-56E Oil Diesel 0.0408 tonnes Heather Alpha Investigation ongoing. UKCS/1412 02-Jul 61-37N : 01-18E Oil Crude 0.045 tonnes Magnus Discharge from caisson. UKCS/1413 03-Jul 58-18N : 01-46W Chemical Lube Oil 0.01 kg Captain WPPA Spillage due to pump failure. UKCS/1414 03-Jul 53-19N : 02-34E Chemical MEG 250 kg Inde 23A Overflow due to failed level switch. UKCS/1415 03-Jul 61-16N : 01-35E Oil Crude 0.002 tonnes Dunlin Alpha Mechanical seal leak. UKCS/1416 03-Jul 61-19N : 01-32W Oil Brayco Micronic SV 0.00986 tonnes WOUK Seawell Discharge from subsea hydraulic umbilical. UKCS/1417 04-Jul 56-41N : 02-20E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.01152 tonnes Judy Overflow from a hydraulic reservoir. UKCS/1418 05-Jul 53-05N : 02-07E Oil Diesel 0.3 tonnes Leman Alpha Isolation valve failure. UKCS/1419 06-Jul 58-10N : 01-22E Chemical Carbosea OBM 38000 kg Sedco 704 Valve opened inadvertently. UKCS/1420 06-Jul 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Condensate 0.0005 tonnes Bruce Overflow from tank. UKCS/1421 06-Jul 59-44N : 01-40E Chemical Oceanic HW443 1098 kg Bruce Leak from solenoid. UKCS/1422 07-Jul 58-17N : 00-28E Chemical Oceanic HW443 536 kg Northern Producer Leak from valve spindle and stab in plate. UKCS/1423 08-Jul 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Produced Water 0.0075 tonnes Auk A Faulty level switch. UKCS/1424 08-Jul 61-21N : 01-34E Oil Lube Oil 0.002275 tonnes Thistle A Leakage from open drain system. UKCS/1425 09-Jul 54-02N : 00-43E Oil AWH-M15 0.0005 tonnes Cleeton Discharge from incorrectly marked drain. UKCS/1426 09-Jul 54-02N : 00-43E Oil Condensate 0.001 tonnes Cleeton Fitting not fully tightened. UKCS/1427 10-Jul 58-10N : 01-22E Chemical Carbosea OBM 60 kg Sedco 704 Slip Joint top packer failure. UKCS/1428 10-Jul 61-14N : 01-22E Oil Diesel 0.15 tonnes Transocean Prospect Damage to fuel tank. UKCS/1429 10-Jul 61-06N : 01-45E Oil Drainage Water 0.125 tonnes Cormorant Alpha Maintenance shutdown closed drains tank route. UKCS/1430 10-Jul 53-57N : 00-35E Chemical Oceanic HW540 2120 kg Minerva Discharge from solenoid valve. UKCS/1431 11-Jul 57-11N : 00-44E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 3.72 kg Triton FPSO Suspected valve component failure. UKCS/1432 11-Jul 60-41N : 02-32W Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 0.2 kg Clair Hose failure. UKCS/1433 12-Jul 60-51N : 01-28E Chemical Oceanic HW540 56975 kg Ninian Central Possible non-closure of subsea vent. UKCS/1434 13-Jul 58-22N : 00-04E Oil Mineral Oil 0.05 tonnes Tartan Alpha Seal failure on gas compressor. UKCS/1435 13-Jul 54-02N : 01-04E Oil Diesel 0.0005 tonnes Cleeton Suspected faulty valve. UKCS/1436 13-Jul 60-41N : 02-32W Chemical Versapro LT 0.056 kg BP Clair Leakage from temporary bund. UKCS/1437 13-Jul 57-43N : 00-45E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.002 tonnes Forties Unity Faulty valve. UKCS/1438 13-Jul 59-32N : 01-32E Chemical Oceanic HW443 30541 kg Beryl Alpha Discharge from hydraulic system. UKCS/1439 14-Jul 58-21N : 00-51E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 90 kg GPIII Suspected valve malfunction. UKCS/1440 14-Jul 59-16N : 01-30E Oil Drainage Water 0.0005 tonnes Harding Failure of pipework due to corrosion.
UKCS/1441 15-Jul 60-31N : 01-52E Chemical TROS 518 45820kg Dunbar Discharge from subsea umbilical. UKCS/1442 16-Jul 54-00N : 03-46W Chemical Oceanic HW443 1359 kg Millom Wellhead Suspected hydraulic solenoid failure. UKCS/1443 17-Jul 57-27N : 01-28E Oil Crude 0.03 tonnes Montrose Alpha Seal failure in filter unit. UKCS/1444 17-Jul 58-07N : 03-05W Oil Crude Unknown Beatrice Alpha Failed flange. UKCS/1445 18-Jul 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Crude 0.01 tonnes Auk A Hole in closed drain system. UKCS/1446 19-Jul 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.000045 tonnes Alwyn North Suspected isolation valves failure. UKCS/1447 21-Jul 53-02N : 02-06E Oil Diesel 0.000008 tonnes QD Satellite Failed hose fitting. UKCS/1448 22-Jul 58-28N : 01-15E Oil Diesel 0.001275 tonnes Tiffany Tank overflow due to valve failure/open valve. UKCS/1449 23-Jul 57-17N : 02-10E Oil Diesel 0.005 tonnes Lomond Failed fuel system component. UKCS/1450 23-Jul 57-22N : 05-06E Chemical Amine 435.96 kg Elgin PUQ Accidental damage to drain valve. UKCS/1451 23-Jul 53-02N : 02-06E Oil Hydraulic Fluid 0.004 tonnes QD Satellite Seal leak. UKCS/1452 24-Jul 60-37N : 01-39E Chemical TROS 518 0.158 kg Dunbar Leak from pinhole in line. UKCS/1453 25-Jul 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.00009 tonnes Bruce Hose failure. UKCS/1454 25-Jul 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Crude 0.1719 tonnes Auk Spillage through hole in closed drain system. UKCS/1455 26-Jul 56-41N : 02-14E Oil Brayco Miconic SV200 0.0005 tonnes Joanne Agreed discharge to allow maintenance work. UKCS/1456 31-Jul 60-53N : 01-16E Chemical Base Oil 18 kg Byford Dolphin Spillage from bulk hose. UKCS/1457 01-Aug 53-32N : 03-34W Oil Diesel 0.0004 tonnes Douglas Hose failure. UKCS/1458 01-Aug 56-56N : 02-09E Chemical Renolin PW32 0.2 kg Ensco 101 Failed hydraulic fitting. UKCS/1459 03-Aug 53-18N : 02-29E Oil Diesel 0.001 tonnes Inde 49/23D Hose failure. UKCS/1460 03-Aug 58-10N : 01-04E Chemical Stack Magic / TEG Mix 7602 kg Balmoral Leak from subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1461 03-Aug 58-11N : 00-58E Chemical MEG 1000 kg Brenda Field D4 Well Unpermitted discharge. UKCS/1462 04-Aug 56-57N : 01-26E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.001275 tonnes J W McLean Hose failure. UKCS/1463 05-Aug 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Diesel 0.0009 tonnes Miller Incorrect level reading. UKCS/1464 09-Aug 57-02N : 01-57E Oil Diesel 0.001 tonnes Shearwater Tank overflow during power failure. UKCS/1465 09-Aug 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Crude 0.000169 tonnes Auk Release from WEMCO overflow line. UKCS/1466 10-Aug 58-07N : 01-24W Chemical Oceanic HW443 13000 kg Bleo Holm Spillage from hose and subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1467 11-Aug 53-36N : 01-31E Oil Tellus T15 0.08 tonnes Barque PB Faulty instrument manifold. UKCS/1468 12-Aug 57-00N : 01-17E Chemical Aqualink HT804-F 700 kg Banff Loss from well hydraulic supply. UKCS/1469 15-Aug 56-24N : 02-15E Oil Crude 0.825 tonnes Janice Alpha Suspected leakage from riser. UKCS/1470 15-Aug 61-21N : 01-34E Oil Crude 0.02 tonnes Thistle A Suspected ingress into sea water system. UKCS/1471 18-Aug 61-02N : 01-07E Oil Hydraulic Oil 1.73 tonnes Cormorant Alpha Suspected loose fitting/ failed hydraulic line.
UKCS/1472 18-Aug 06-48N : 01-44E Oil Crude 0.00000048 tonnes Alwyn North Accidental disposal to drains. UKCS/1473 19-Aug 53-21N : 02-34E Oil Diesel 0.0005 tonnes Inde 49/18a Spillage from hose joint. UKCS/1474 19-Aug 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 175 kg ETAP Leak from hydraulic connection. UKCS/1475 19-Aug 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Produced Water 0.006 tonnes Auk Faulty level control in produced water system. UKCS/1476 20-Aug 59-44N: 01-40E Oil Oil residue 0.00025 tonnes Bruce Overflow from drains system. UKCS/1477 20-Aug 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Diesel 0.00125 tonnes Bruce Pump leak during startup. UKCS/1478 20-Aug 58-00N : 01-00E Oil Crude 0.51 tonnes Alba Northern Debris blocked deck drain box. UKCS/1479 20-Aug 61-09N : 01-06W Oil Nuto 22 oil 0.0048 tonnes JW McLean Damaged hydraulic fitting on ROV. UKCS/1480 22-Aug 61-16N : 01-35E Oil Crude Oil 0.036 tonnes Dunlin Alpha Slight discharge from subsea flange. UKCS/1481 22-Aug 58-17N : 00-27E Oil Hydrocarbon 0.002 tonnes DSV Pelican Leakage from valve. UKCS/1482 23-Aug 61-02N : 01-07E Oil Tellus 32 0.000174 tonnes WOUK Seawell Loose hydraulic connection. UKCS/1483 23-Aug 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Lube Oil 0.0528 tonnes ETAP Hose failure. UKCS/1484 23-Aug 60-41N : 02-32W Chemical KC1 Polymer 36 kg Clair Overflow from trip tank. UKCS/1485 24-Aug 61-07N : 01-44E Chemical Versaclean OBM 225 kg Brent Delta Hose failure. UKCS/1486 26-Aug 57-48N : 00-58W Chemical Amine 630 kg Buzzard Spillage due to failed gasket on flange. UKCS/1487 26-Aug 53-31N : 01-47E Oil Hydraulic oil 0.01 tonnes Galleon PG Hose failure. UKCS/1488 27-Aug 61-02N : 01-07E Oil Crude 0.08 tonnes Cormorant Alpha Leak from pig launcher. UKCS/1489 27-Aug 57-25N : 01-13E Chemical Versaclean OBM 7400 kg Ocean Nomad Loss of seal on slip joint packer UKCS/1490 29-Aug 60-48N : 01-26E Oil Tellus T46 0.015 tonnes Ninian Southern Hydraulic leak from crane. UKCS/1491 31-Aug 57-17N : 02-10E Chemical Caflon EEHC1 1519 kg Lomond Leakage from flange joint during plant start-up. UKCS/1492 31-Aug 54-02N : 01-12E Chemical Oceanic HW 930 kg Johnston Discharge from subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1493 01-Sep 53-15N : 02-58E Oil Hydraulic P79A 0.088 tonnes UR Satellite Master Valve leakage. UKCS/1494 03-Sep 57-00N : 01-52E Chemical OBM 2.5 kg Elgin Well bleed procedure not followed correctly. UKCS/1495 04-Sep 60-09N : 01-06E Oil Nuto H22 0.0025 tonnes JW Mclean Slow hydraulic loss during ROV operations. UKCS/1496 04-Sep 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Crude 0.0001 tonnes Auk Leaking flange on produced water drainage system. UKCS/1497 05-Sep 58-00N : 00-22W Oil Tellus T15 0.5 tonnes Goldeneye Leak from platform hydraulic unit. UKCS/1498 05-Sep 58-23N : 00-05E Oil Well bore fluids 0.001 tonnes Ocean Princess Drop out from flare. UKCS/1499 05-Sep 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical OBM 1 kg North Everest Apparent increase in residue. UKCS/1500 07-Sep 58-02N : 01-24E Chemical Oceanic HW540 0.42 kg Andrew Hose failure. UKCS/1501 07-Sep 53-05N : 02-09E Oil Diesel 0.15 tonnes Leman Charlie Leak from storage tank sight glass. UKCS/1502 08-Sep 54-16N : 02-19E Oil Diesel 0.01 tonnes Murdoch Droplets leaked from emergency generator room.
UKCS/1503 09-Sep 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.0018 tonnes Alwyn North Under investigation. UKCS/1504 09-Sep 53-27N : 01-43E Oil Tellus T15 0.005 tonnes Clipper Failure of bursting disc. UKCS/1505 10-Sep 58-17N : 01-18W Oil Hydrocarbon / Waste Oil 0.0003 tonnes Captain WPP Hose failure. UKCS/1506 12-Sep 57-42N : 01-01E Oil Diesel 0.0043 tonnes Forties Echo Spillage from crane reel. UKCS/1507 12-Sep 58-18N : 01-44E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.0001 tonnes Captain FPSO Hose failure. UKCS/1508 13-Sep 53-45N : 01-04E Oil Diesel 0.1 tonnes West Sole Charlie Drain valve knocked open. UKCS/1509 16-Sep 57-17N : 02-10E Oil Unknown Unknown Lomond Surface droplets from unknown source. UKCS/1510 16-Sep 58-07N : 01-24W Chemical Oceanic HW443 531 kg Bleo Holm Discharge from subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1511 17-Sep 58-02N : 01-24E Oil Crude 1.106 tonnes Andrew Source unknown. UKCS/1512 17-Sep 53-42N : 02-03E Chemical Aqualink 300E 2080 kg Ann/Alison Unknown cause for increased fluid usage. UKCS/1513 17-Sep 53-40N : 01-55E Chemical Aqualink 300E 2600 kg Annabel Discharge from production valve hydraulic circuits. UKCS/1514 18-Sep 56-10N : 02-19E Chemical Methanol 24704.28 kg Murdoch Discharge from disconnected subsea hose. UKCS/1515 18-Sep 58-17N : 01-18W Oil Crude 0.0002 tonnes Captain WPP Leakage from valve stem drain. UKCS/1516 19-Sep 60-41N : 02-32W Oil Crude 0.0033 tonnes Clair Accidental discharge from open drains tank. UKCS/1517 21-Sep 58-07N : 01-24W Chemical RX6034 560 kg Bleo Holm Overflow from storage tank. UKCS/1518 22-Sep 60-41N : 02-32W Oil Oily Water 0.0043 tonnes Clair Camlock fitting became detached. UKCS/1519 23-Sep 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 43.75 kg ETAP Discharge into unmarked drain. UKCS/1520 24-Sep 57-45N : 01-48E Oil Condensate 0.002 tonnes North Everest Leakage from loose gauge. UKCS/1521 28-Sep 60-41N : 02-32W Oil Crude 0.000126 tonnes Clair Pump seal failure. UKCS/1522 28-Sep 58-13N : 01-06E Oil Crude 0.05 tonnes Balmoral FPV Failed gasket on export pump. UKCS/1523 28-Sep 53-36N : 01-31E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.02 tonnes Barque PB Hose failure. UKCS/1524 29-Sep 61-14N : 01-21E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.0012 tonnes Transocean Prospect Hydraulic leak from motor gasket. UKCS/1525 29-Sep 56-29N : 02-09E Oil Diesel 0.003 tonnes Fulmar Alpha Overflow from deck drain. UKCS/1526 30-Sep 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Waste Oil 0.0002 tonnes Miller Seawater leak causing caisson overflow. UKCS/1527 01-Oct 53-27N : 01-43E Oil Condensate 0.05 tonnes Clipper Instrument bleed plug failure. UKCS/1528 01-Oct 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical OBM 6460 kg North Everest / Galaxy 1 Insufficient hydraulic pressure. UKCS/1529 02-Oct 59-44N : 01-40E Oil Diesel 0.0017 tonnes Bruce Leak from coupling on hose. UKCS/1530 03-Oct 58-07N : 01-24W Oil Crude 0.0168 tonnes Bleo Holm Leakage from oil in water analyser. UKCS/1531 04-Oct 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.00036 tonnes Alwyn North Spillage during bunkering operations. UKCS/1532 05-Oct 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate 0.02 tonnes Ravenspurn North Investigation ongoing. UKCS/1533 07-Oct 57-11N : 00-41E Oil Deck Drain Water 0.00049 tonnes GSF Arctic III Drain tank overflow.
UKCS/1534 08-Oct 57-11N : 00-44E Chemical Flotron WD1000 4.65 kg Bibby Sapphire Failure of tank fitting. UKCS/1535 08-Oct 54-00N :01-17E Oil Mineral Oil 0.25 tonnes GSF Labrador Condensation on cold surface. UKCS/1536 08-Oct 56-25N : 02-33E Oil Crude 0.007 tonnes Clyde Inadequate spillage containment arrangements. UKCS/1537 08-Oct 57-48N : 00-58W Oil Unknown 0.004 tonnes Buzzard Spill from blocked drain. UKCS/1538 08-Oct 56-01N : 03-11E Oil Diesel 0.001 tonnes Uisge Gorm Discharge from open bleed valve. UKCS/1539 09-Oct 56-29N : 02-09E Oil Diesel 0.01902 tonnes Fulmar Alpha Leak from diesel storage leg. UKCS/1540 09-Oct 57-28N : 00-34E Oil Crude 0.00584 tonnes Kittiwake Alpha Hole in drains collection box. UKCS/1541 11-Oct 60-21N : 04-04W Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.0013 tonnes Subsea Viking Hose failure. UKCS/1542 12-Oct 53-01N : 02-15E Oil Diesel 0.00025 tonnes Leman 27C Hose failure. UKCS/1543 12-Oct 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Methanol Unknown ETAP Leak from injection system. UKCS/1544 12-Oct 57-01N : 01-57E Chemical TEG 39270 kg Shearwater Cooling system failure. UKCS/1545 13-Oct 60-09N : 01-06E Chemical Stack Magic Eco-F 34.4 kg J W McLean Hose failure. UKCS/1546 14-Oct 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical Houghto-Safe 105CTF 50 kg North Everest Hose failure. UKCS/1547 14-Oct 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.000096 tonnes Alwyn North Spillage during bunkering operations. UKCS/1548 17-Oct 53-06N : 02-32E Chemical MEG 80/20 mix 11.132 kg 49/28A Leaking hose fitting. UKCS/1549 19-Oct 59-07N : 01-31E Oil Diesel 0.15 tonnes Gorilla VII Hose damage. UKCS/1550 20-Oct 54-00N : 01-17E Chemical Drilling Fluid 1581 kg GSF Labrador Overflow from flowline. UKCS/1551 21-Oct 57-45N : 01-48E Oil Mineral Oil 0.00024 tonnes North Everest Hose failure. UKCS/1552 22-Oct 53-25N : 02-53E Chemical CaCi Brine 200 kg GSF Britannia Incorrect hose used. UKCS/1553 23-Oct 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical Versaclean OBM 1680 kg North Everest Incorrect valve position. UKCS/1554 24-Oct 54-20N : 02-28E Chemical Versaclean OBM 150 kg Ensco 80/Kelvin Spillage from open valve. UKCS/1555 24-Oct 56-27N : 02-03E Chemical StackMagic 200F 3 kg Ocean Princess Leaking seal on slip joint packer. UKCS/1556 25-Oct 59-36N : 01-30E Oil Diesel 0.02 tonnes Beryl Bravo Loss of containment during bulk loading. UKCS/1557 25-Oct 56-25N : 02-33E Chemical MEG 780.5 kg Clyde Spill during following shutdown. UKCS/1558 25-Oct 57-57N : 01-50E Oil Diesel 0.1 tonnes Armada Hose failure. UKCS/1559 25-Oct 58-47N : 01-21E Chemical Methanol 2 kg Brae Bravo Valve failure under pressure. UKCS/1560 26-Oct 53-13N : 02-37E Oil T37 0.01 tonnes Corvette Hose failure. UKCS/1561 27-Oct 53-57N : 00-35E Chemical Oceanic HW540 1 kg Minerva Leakage from instrument valve. UKCS/1562 28-Oct 53-27N : 01-43E Oil Condensate 0.024 tonnes Clipper Leaking instrument manifold. UKCS/1563 29-Oct 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.000075 tonnes Alwyn North Leak from Diesel Storage Leg. UKCS/1564 01-Nov 57-02N : 01-57E Oil Millermatic Type G 0.000439 tonnes Magellan Damaged hydraulic connection.
UKCS/1565 02-Nov 53-05N : 02-32E Chemical Castrol Transaqua HT 500 kg Thames Alpha Discharge due to blocked filter. UKCS/1566 02-Nov 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Diesel 0.000018 tonnes Alwyn North Spillage during bunkering operations. UKCS/1567 02-Nov 57-45N : 01-48E Oil Mineral Oil 0.013 tonnes North Everest Hydraulic leak from crane. UKCS/1568 02-Nov 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Lube Oil 0.0084 tonnes Miller Leak from the lube oil system. UKCS/1569 03-Nov 54-00N : 03-46W Chemical Oceanic HW443 526 kg Millom East Loss of containment from hydraulic system. UKCS/1570 03-Nov 56-01N : 03-11E Oil Crude 1.6262 tonnes Uisge Gorm Leak possibly caused by flowline failure. UKCS/1571 05-Nov 59-44N : 01-40E Chemical Oceanic HW740 375 kg Bruce Leak from partial closure valve. UKCS/1572 05-Nov 53-14N : 02-37E Chemical Glycol MEG 1000 kg Corvette Pump failure. UKCS/1573 06-Nov 61-03N : 01-42 Chemical Lube Oil 6.5 kg Brent Bravo Suspected failure of oil cooler. UKCS/1574 08-Nov 57-54N : 00-36W Chemical Environmul/cuttings 100 kg Borgsten Dolphin Emergency disconnection in severe weather. UKCS/1575 09-Nov 60-57N : 00-56E Oil Caisson Sludge 0.0043 tonnes Heather Alpha Caisson detached during bad weather. UKCS/1576 10-Nov 57-17N : 01-39E Oil Crude 0.004 tonnes ETAP Spill of residue from riser. UKCS/1577 10-Nov 53-36N : 01-31E Oil Tellus T15 0.025 kg PB Platform Leakage from hydraulic seal. UKCS/1578 10-Nov 53-57N : 00-35E Chemical Oceanic HW540 665 kg Minerva Discharge from subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1579 11-Nov 56-54N : 01-02E Oil Tellus 32 0.002625 tonnes WOUK Seawell Cracked hydraulic manifold on ROV. UKCS/1580 14-Nov 58-52N : 01-31E Oil Lube Oil 0.0002 tonnes East Brae Pipe failure. UKCS/1581 18-Nov 58-17N : 01-18W Oil Diesel 0.05 tonnes Captain WPP Spillage due to blocked drain box. UKCS/1582 19-Nov 58-15N : 01-59E Oil 19-25 deg API 0.014 tonnes GSF Arctic 3 Leak from cuttings across the reservoir section. UKCS/1583 19-Nov 57-43N : 00-45E Oil Crude 0.002 tonnes BP Unity Discharge during dewatering operations. UKCS/1584 20-Nov 57-39N : 01-08E Chemical Oceanic HW443 107 kg Nelson Hose failure. UKCS/1585 21-Nov 57-39N : 01-08E Chemical Oceanic HW443 53.5 kg Nelson Discharge from wellhead hydraulic supply. UKCS/1586 21-Nov 61-23N : 01-44E Oil Crude/water 0.017 tonnes Murchison Residue released during well operations. UKCS/1587 24-Nov 61-15N : 00-55E Chemical Scavenger H2S 3 kg Tern Alpha Spill from open valve on drain point. UKCS/1588 25-Nov 57-15N : 00-48E Chemical TEG 108 kg Anasuria Discharge from relief valves. UKCS/1589 26-Nov 58-27N : 00-15E Chemical Amine 26125 kg Piper 'B' Leakage from cooler vessel. UKCS/1590 27-Nov 60-21N : 04-04W Chemical Oceanic HW540 0.25 kg Schiehallion Overflow due to abnormal valve leak rate. UKCS/1591 30-Nov 56-41N : 02-14E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.0004 tonnes Joanne Discharge during decoupling of hydraulic stab plate. UKCS/1592 30-Nov 56-54N : 02-23E Chemical Carbosea 930 kg Rowan Gorilla VI Overflow from inadvertent closure of flow line valve. UKCS/1593 02-Dec 54-16N : 02-19E Oil Condensate 0.008 tonnes Murdoch Spill due to fractured pump line. UKCS/1594 03-Dec 53-31N : 01-47E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.004 tonnes Galleon PG Failed coupling. UKCS/1595 03-Dec 57-19N : 01-04E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 639.6 kg Gannet D Discharge from subsea hydraulic system.
UKCS/1596 04-Dec 57-25N : 01-13W Oil Diesel 0.00001 tonnes Ocean Nomad Faulty hose nipple. UKCS/1597 05-Dec 61-28N : 01-32E Oil Versaclean OBM 1112 kg Stena Spey Hose failure. UKCS/1598 05-Dec 56-29N : 02-09E Oil Crude 0.045 tonnes Fulmar Alpha Unknown. UKCS/1599 06-Dec 59-16N : 01-30E Chemical Hyspin AWH-M15 3.45 kg Harding Leak from gas lift valve. UKCS/1600 06-Dec 53-48N : 01-43E Chemical Oceanic HW540 73 kg Neptune Suspected failure of valve piston seals. UKCS/1601 07-Dec 54-17N : 01-39E Oil Hyspin AWH-M15 0.1 tonnes Trent Hose failure. UKCS/1602 07-Dec 53-25N : 02-53E Chemical Bentonite mix 29400 kg Caravel Ruptured bellow on gas riser. UKCS/1603 08-Dec 57-17N : 01-39E Chemical Brayco Micronic SV 12.9 kg ETAP Leak from hydraulic actuator. UKCS/1604 08-Dec 57-90N : 00-60W Chemical Stac Magic 200F 9 kg Borgsten Dolphin Hose failure. UKCS/1605 10-Dec 57-11N : 00-55E Oil Brayco Micronic SV 0.00492 tonnes WOUK Seawell Loss due to flushing of hydraulic supply lines. UKCS/1606 12-Dec 57-22N : 01-23E Oil Crude 0.005 tonnes Arbroath Failed seal. UKCS/1607 12-Dec 57-45N : 01-48E Chemical Versaclean OBM 127 kg North Everest Overflow from tank. UKCS/1608 13-Dec 56-24N : 02-03E Oil Diesel 0.00274 tonnes Auk Spill due to gauge failure on main power generator. UKCS/1609 15-Dec 56-27N : 02-17E Chemical OBM 227 kg Clyde Spill due to switch-off of shale shakers during pumping. UKCS/1610 15-Dec 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Aircol PD32 0.00037 tonnes Ravenpsurn North Hose failure. UKCS/1611 16-Dec 54-17N : 01-20E Oil Hydraulic Oil 0.2 tonnes Kilmar Seal failure on master valve. UKCS/1612 16-Dec 60-48N : 01-44E Oil Heli-Fuel Jet-A1 0.0000795 tonnes Alwyn North Leak from tote tank during backloading. UKCS/1613 18-Dec 57-25N : 01-13E Oil Diesel 0.0001 tonnes Ocean Nomad Defective connection of hose nipple. UKCS/1614 18-Dec 56-41N : 02-20E Oil Hyspin AWH-M15 0.0008 tonnes Judy Hose failure. UKCS/1615 19-Dec 57-17N : 01-39E Oil Crude 0.004674 tonnes ETAP Leak from defective cooler. UKCS/1616 21-Dec 53-27N : 01-55E Oil Tellus T15 0.012 tonnes Galleon PN Suspected failure of compression fitting. UKCS/1617 21-Dec 60-21N : 04-04W Chemical Oceanic HW540 0.25 kg Schiehallion Spillage from plug in actuator body. UKCS/1618 22-Dec 56-27N : 02-17E Chemical Sodium Hypochlorite Unknown Clyde Produced water system failure. UKCS/1619 22-Dec 63-98N : 38-27E Oil Crude 0.4 tonnes Forties Echo Overflow of mud tank. UKCS/1620 24-Dec 58-17N : 01-18W Oil Diesel 0.03 tonnes Captain WPP Hose failure. UKCS/1621 26-Dec 53-02N : 02-18E Oil Hyspin AWS32 0.04 tonnes Leman 49/27F Hose failure. UKCS/1622 26-Dec 53-57N : 00-35E Chemical Oceanic HW540 65 kg Minerva Believed to be a subsea line system failure. UKCS/1623 27-Dec 60-16N : 04-27W Chemical StackMagic ECO-F 21.4 kg Transocean Paul B Lloyd Jnr Damaged Control Umbilical. UKCS/1624 28-Dec 54-16N : 02-19E Chemical Aqualink 300E 158 kg Murdoch Equipment failure on Subsea hydraulic system. UKCS/1625 30-Dec 54-01N : 01-06E Oil Condensate 0.001 tonnes Ravenspurn North Under investigation.
12: UKCS VESSEL DISCHARGES Reference Date Location Category Type Amount Source Comments UKCS/1137 16-Jan 57-45N : 01-46E Oil Diesel 0.002 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by Galaxy 1 installation. UKCS/085 29-Jan 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Nk 0.03 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by Miller installation. UKCS/059 04-Mar 57-22N: 01-22E Oil Hydraulic oil 3.9 tonnes MSV Sea Tiger Spill during anchor handling operation. UKCS/178 01-Apr 61-06N : 01-45E Oil Nk 3 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by Cormorant Alpha installation. UKCS/1142 1 May 57-48N : 00-45 Oil Nk 0.01 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by BP Unity installation. UKCS/1144 25 May 58-30N : 01-15E Oil Nk 0.00747 tonnes Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by Brae Alpha installation. UKCS/1405 29 June 61-46N: 00--03E Oil Mobil DTE 0.01 tonnes MV Geco Topaz Broken hydraulic pipe. UKCS/1147 09-Jul 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Miller installation. UKCS/1148 10-Jul 61-14N : 01-22E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Transocean Prospect installation. UKCS/1149 11-Jul 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Miller installation. UKCS/1150 13-Jul 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Miller installation. UKCS/1151 18-Jul 57-12N : 01-14E Oil Nk 0.02 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by John Shaw installation. UKCS/1152 23-Jul 57-32N : 00-35E Oil Hydraulic oil 30 litres Unidentified vessel Reported by Maersk Assister installation. UKCS/1153 01-Aug 58-43N : 01-24E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Miller installation. UKCS/1154 12-Aug 59-20N : 01-33E Oil Nk 0.00625 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by Global Santa Fe Arctic 2 installation. UKCS/1155 21-Aug 61-14N : 01-22E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Transocean Prospect installation. UKCS/1157 07-Sep 60-54N : 01-25E Oil Nk 7.797 tonnes Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by Ninian Northern installation. UKCS/795 02-Oct 58-01N : 00-06E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Sheen reported by AH001 installation. UKCS/1159 09-Nov 58-21N : 00-51E Oil Nk 0.07 tonnes Unidentified vessel Reported by Global Producer III installation. UKCS/1162 13-Dec 56-41N : 02-20E Oil Nk Unknown Unidentified vessel Reported by Judy installation.
APPENDIX 2
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE AND ACCOMPANYING GUIDELINES
ACOPS ANNUAL SURVEY OF VESSEL/OFFSHORE SOURCED MARINE POLLUTION
GUIDELINES TO AID COMPLETION OF THE SURVEY FORM
The survey questionnaire requests information on incidents involving a range of pollutants including mineral oil (MARPOL I), noxious liquid substances (MARPOL II), packaged dangerous/harmful goods (MARPOL III) and garbage (MARPOL V).
Reports are requested for pollution incidents attributed to discharges, or suspected discharges, from vessels and offshore installations operating within the UK Pollution Control Zone, harbour waters and national waters. Information is not required for pollution incidents attributed to land-based sources such as industrial premises, sewers and outfalls.
Annual returns can be made either by e-mail or by post. If using e-mail please click on the boxes provided and insert other information in the spaces provided. The e- mail and postal versions of the survey form can be downloaded from the ACOPS website at www.acops.org (under UK surveys on the main menu). Survey reports can be downloaded from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's website at www.mcga.gov.uk under Environmental (Counter Pollution & Response) on the main menu.
Please complete a separate form for each incident. Thank you for your continued support in providing this important information.
Question Guideline 1 Please insert name of reporting organisation. If you have nothing to report please tick the no pollution to report box, add respondent details (Question 17) and return the questionnaire to the address shown.
2 Identify the category of vessel/offshore sourced pollution from the options given (tick appropriate box). Note that in the case of garbage, an incident report is requested only in circumstances involving an illegal or accidental discharge from a specific vessel/offshore installation. An incident report is not required following observations of litter at sea or on beaches from an unknown source.
3 Insert dates of the beginning and end of the incident.
4 Please identify one or more zones affected by the pollution (tick appropriate box). The shoreward boundary of the open sea zone is defined as 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from nearest land.
5 State how long the pollution remained in days or weeks (insert values).
6 Identify the location of the incident using geo-coordinates, national grid reference, place name or other suitable method (insert details).
7 If known, insert the estimated volume of pollution in litres, tonnes or cubic metres. Please state any other units of volume used.
8 Please indicate the overall distance in km, or state the names of settlements at the extremities, of the affected stretch of coastline.
9 Indicate whether a vessel or offshore installation was identified as a source of pollution or simply suspected on the basis of available evidence (tick most appropriate box from the options given). Note that incidents attributed to land-based sources of pollution are not included in this survey.
10 Please identify the most appropriate category which indicates the scale of pollution at sea or deposited on the shoreline (tick appropriate boxes).
11 If known, identify the type of vessel or offshore installation causing the pollution (tick one of the boxes to select the appropriate response to the options given).
12 Please state the name of the vessel/offshore installation, whether UK or foreign registered and operating company if known (insert details in the spaces provided).
13 Identify the category and type of pollution from the options given (tick the appropriate box or insert relevant details in the spaces provided).
14 Indicate whether a partial or complete clean-up operation was undertaken (Circle appropriate option).
15 Please add details of any legal proceedings initiated against alleged offenders including fines and penalties (identify options as indicated and insert other information). Any further information not available at the time of reporting will be requested in a separate questionnaire.
16 Add any further relevant details as indicated (by inserting information in the space provided or on a separate sheet). Please include any comments on how the questionnaire might be improved.
17 Please provide the background details requested including your e-mail address which can be used in future surveys.
Trevor Dixon, Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea, 11 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BN. Tel: (0207) 799 3033 e-mail: [email protected]