Cover: The Liberian tanker SEA EMPRESS hard aground in the approaches to Milford Haven, Southwest Wales, United Kingdom. This incident occurred on 15 February, 1996. The IOPC Fund is handling the claims for oil pollution damage. Photograph by: Brace Harvatt Associates Haverfordwest, Southwest Wales Published by the Administrator Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund 90 Elgin Street, 8th Floor Ottawa, Canada K1 A ON5 Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund Annual Report 1995-1996 Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 1 2. The Canadian Compensation Regime ................................................................................................. 1 3. Current Status of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund .......................................................................... 1 4. IOPC Fund, the Assembly and the Executive Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. 3 5. A New Major International Incident ...................................................................................................... 7 6. Entry into Force of the 1992 Protocols to the 1969 Civil Liability Convention and the 1971 Fund Convention............................................................................................................ 7 7. The 1992 Protocols - Summary . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ... .. .. .... ... ....... .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 8. Oil Spill Incidents 8.1 IRVING WHALE ........................................................................................................................ 9 8.2 LIBERTY BELL VENTURE........................................................................................................ 11 8.3 SOUTH ANGELA ...................................................................................................................... 12 8.4 NEW ZEALAND CARIBBEAN .................................................................................................. 12 8.5 LUCETTE C . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 8.6 CAMARGUE .............................................................................................................................. 13 8.7 SIRIUS Ill .................................................................................................................................. 13 8.8 EGMONT ................................................................................................................................... 13 8.9 MARIE PAULE .......................................................................................................................... 14 8.10 RIO ORINOCO .......................................................................................................................... 14 8.11 FORUM GLORY ........................................................................................................................ 15 8.12 EASTERN SHELL .................................................................................................................... 15 8.13 OGDENSBURG ....................................................................................................................... 16 8.14 TRADE GREECE...................................................................................................................... 16 8.15 FEDERAL OTTAWA .................................................................................................................. 16 8.16 IRENES SAPPHIRE .................................................................................................................. 17 8.17 AMERICAN FALCON ................................................................................................................ 17 8.18 SIR ROBERT BOND ................................................................................................................. 18 8.19 TRAILER PRINCESS ................................................................................................................ 18 8.20 VAL ERY IV ....................................................................................................................... 18 8.21 Mystery Oil Spill, Rivere Vachon, Quebec ................................................................................ 18 8.22 Wooden Boat, La Salle, Ontario................................................................................................ 19 8.23 CARAPEC No. 1 . ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. .. ..... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 8.24 KETA V and barge ..................................................................................................................... 19 8.25 Mystery Oil Spill, Sorel Harbour, Quebec ................................................................................. 19 8.26 ISTRIAN EXPRESS . .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. 20 8.27 GENERAL TIRONA ................................................................................................................... 20 8.28 TITO TA PIAS .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... ..... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 8.29 POLYDEFKIS ............................................................................................................................ 21 8.30 CALYPSO IV ............................................................................................................................. 21 8.31 PRINCESS No. 1 ...................................................................................................................... 21 8.32 LEADER .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ..... .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .... .. 22 8.33 NORDIC APOLLO ..................................................................................................................... 22 8.34 ZIM SAVANNAH ........................................................................................................................ 23 8.35 PIERRE CHAUVIN.................................................................................................................... 23 8.36 MISS STEPHANIE .................................................................................................................... 23 8.37 STEVE C................................................................................................................................... 23 8.38 MARWOOD ............................................................................................................................... 24 8.39 POINTE SEPT. ILES ................................................................................................................. 24 8.40 STELLA ..................................................................................................................................... 24 8.41 WORKBOAT No. 5... ... .. ... ..... .. ... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 8.42 NAHMIT ..................................................................................................................................... 25 8.43 Mystery Oil Spill, Baie des Ha! Ha!, Quebec ............................................................................ 25 8.44 Mystery Oil Spill, New Haven, Nova Scotia .............................................................................. 25 8.45 Mystery Oil Spill, Sainte Felicite, Quebec ................................................................................. 26 8.46 CHANTY.................................................................................................................................... 26 8.47 GRETE STAR................................................................................................. ........................... 26 8.48 SIMCOE ISLANDER ................................................................................................................. 27 8.49 CHILOLI .................................................................................................................................... 27 8.50 BOREE... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. 28 8.51 PRINCE GEORGE .................................................................................................................... 28 8.52 HALT REN No. 1 ........................................................................................................................ 28 8.53 JAMES NO RRIS ....................................................................................................................... 29 8.54 ACADIAN PAL ........................................................................................................................... 29 8.55 Mystery Oil Spill, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia ................................................. 29 8.56 LE SAULE No.1 .......................................................................................................................