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NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMAND 4/6/2018 DEEPWATER HORIZON/ MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252 TRADE AND CARRIER SUPPORT GROUP Executive Summary #10

Incident Summary: Oil cleanup is ongoing as a result of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit.

Incident Summary: Oil cleanup is ongoing as a result of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit.

TAMPA Open

The Port of Tampa remains open with no restrictions. All facilities operational as normal. No reported sightings of oil/sheen within the port. The Port of St. Petersburg remains open with no restrictions. All facilities operational as normal. No reported sightings of oil/sheen within the port. The Port of Manatee

Produced by Interagency National Incident Command 1 Vetting Pends NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMAND 4/6/2018 DEEPWATER HORIZON/ MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252 remains open with no restrictions. All facilities operational as normal. No reported sightings of oil/sheen within the port. COTP issued MSIB applicable to arriving vessels transiting from areas affected by the oil spill. Latest updated: 05/07/2010

KEY WEST Open

The Port of Key West remains open with no restrictions. All facilities operational as normal. No reported sightings of oil/sheen within the port. COTP Key West issued MSIB applicable to arriving vessels transiting from areas affected by the oil spill. Latest updated: 05/07/2010

MORGAN CITY Open

The Port of Morgan City is open to all marine traffic with no restrictions and no delays. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

HOUMA Open

Port Fourchon is open to all marine traffic with no restrictions and no delays. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

NEW ORLEANS Open

The Port of New Orleans is open to all marine traffic with no restrictions and no delays. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

GULFPORT Open

The Port of Gulfport remains open to all marine traffic with no restrictions. No vessels have reported sightings of oil in the Gulfport area. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

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The Port of Mobile remains open to all traffic with no restrictions. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

PANAMA CITY Open

The Port of Panama City remains open to all traffic with no restrictions. All facilities operating as normal. No vessels delayed to the oil spill. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

PASCAGOULA Open

The Port of Pascagoula remains open to all traffic with no restrictions. All facilities operational as normal. No reported sightings of oil within the port. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

PENSACOLA Open

The Port of Pensacola remains open with no restrictions. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

BILOXI Open

The port of Biloxi remains open with no restrictions. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

Port/Incident Area Summary

5-14-2010 am Oil spill response operations are ongoing. Current goal remains to keep commercial traffic flowing in all ports in the Gulf of Mexico. There are no plans to restrict traffic coming from main shipping lanes into or out of the ports of New Orleans, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Mobile, Pensacola, or Panama City. Mariners are urged to remain clear of the response area bounded by specific coordinates conveyed via broadcast notice to mariners, NAVTEX and Port Coordination Team announcements. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

MTS Impact

5-14-2010 am All port waterways are open with no restrictions. Vessel traffic is strongly encouraged to avoid the spill areas during voyages; vessels should make every effort to avoid coming in contact with oil, ensuring safe navigation. Vessels following these procedures will greatly reduce the possibility they will need their hull cleaned at a future date.

It is the intent of the Captain of the Port of New Orleans and the Captain of the Port of Mobile to facilitate marine traffic movement to the fullest extent possible throughout the oil spill response. To that end, the Coast Guard will examine all measures necessary to ensure commerce through the Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway continues with minimum restrictions.

All locks remain open with the exception that the Ostrica Lock is closed for repairs/maintenance. Bridges

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MTS Recovery Actions

5-14-2010 am During past 24 hours there have not been any cargo ships needing cleaning/decontamination in the New Orleans and Mobile AOR. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

Waterways Management Actions

The IHNC-GIWW Sector Gate Structure location at approximately Mile 15.5 East of Harvey Locks is closed during evening hours (1900-0700) to all marine traffic due to ongoing construction. The width of navigable water has been reduced in the area due to equipment.

The Mississippi River is at 8 feet and is on the rise (MSIB 94).

Sector New Orleans - There are no restrictions to vessel traffic on the Lower Mississippi River. Bar pilots report operations are normal and vessel traffic is entering/exiting the Lower Mississippi River. Bar pilots also report no vessels entering Southwest Pass have reported any sheening or presence of oil on any vessel. MSIB's related to incident posted on Homeport.

Rigolets Bridge is out of operation at this time due to mechanical issues (open to navigation).

COTP New Orleans continues to have safety zones from South Pass in the vicinity of the mouth where booming is deployed or being deployed; Southeast Pass in the vicinity of the mouth where booming is deployed or being deployed; and Pass a Loutre, in the vicinity of the north fork where booming is deployed or being deployed. A 500 meter safety zone is established offshore around the riser of the Deepwater Horizon.

COTP New Orleans established a safety zone in Southwest Pass, from Mile Marker 10 BHP to Mile Marker 17.5 BHP (Light "18" to Light "6") in the vicinity of vessel cleaning operations (MSIB 91 07MAY10).

COTP New Orleans established a safety zone near the entrance to the Rigolets in the vicinity of the CSX Railroad Bridge (MSIB 96 07MAY10).

COTP New Orleans established a safety zone in the following two areas:

(1). The Port of Venice, (Venice Jump and Tiger Pass), from its intersection with the Mississippi River proceeding to point 1/2 nm south of Venice Marina on Tiger Pass. This includes all slips in the Venice Port Complex.

(2). Baptiste Collette from Baptiste Collette Bayou Light #1 to its intersection with the Mississippi River. This is to protect vessels and personnel involved in booming operations in the area (MSIB 97 08 MAY10).

Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) remains open to vessels and is free of restrictions to marine traffic.

The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port New Orleans, under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, will establish a safety zone on the Lower Mississippi River, from the Southwest Pass Safety Fairway to Mile Marker 96, extending the entire width of the river one nautical mile ahead of and one nautical mile astern of the Cruise Ship CARNIVAL TRIUMPH, during transit upriver from 8:12 p.m. on May

Produced by Interagency National Incident Command 4 Vetting Pends NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMAND 4/6/2018 DEEPWATER HORIZON/ MISSISSIPPI CANYON 252 14, 2010 through 5:12 a.m. on May 15, 2010 and during transit downriver from 4:00 p.m. on May 15, 2010 through 1:00 a.m. on May 16, 2010. (MSIB 81 13MAY 10) Latest updated: 05/14/2010

Future Plans

5-14-2010 am Continue frequent and open dialogue with port and shipping stakeholders. Vessel cleaning protocols are under development. Preventative booming efforts will continue to minimize impact to safety fairways. Long term restoration issues are being considered. Latest updated: 05/14/2010

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