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Concerns of a Coastal State by Christian Breinholt

Concerns of a Coastal State by Christian Breinholt. Groundings and collisions in the Great Belt from 1 January 1997 to 1 July 2005 8 years and 6 months. Delimitation of the area. Facts on the groundings. Red: Collisions Green: Groundings. Where do the groundings occur?. Hatter.

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Concerns of a Coastal State by Christian Breinholt

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  1. Concerns of a Coastal State by Christian Breinholt

  2. Groundings and collisions in the Great Belt from 1 January 1997 to 1 July 2005 8 years and 6 months

  3. Delimitation of the area

  4. Facts on the groundings

  5. Red: Collisions Green: Groundings

  6. Where do the groundings occur?

  7. Hatter Leveret

  8. Resolution MSC.138(76) on recommendation through the entrances to the Baltic Sea entered into force on 1 December 2003.

  9. The resolution recommends use of pilot: • On ships with draught of 11 m or more • On ships carrying shipment of irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes - when following the established routing system through the entrances to the Baltic Sea (Route T).

  10. None of the ships involved in the 46 groundings had a pilot on board

  11. The latest oil pollution in the Great Belt took place in January 2005 The ship was penetrated over a length of 40 m of the bottom The oil polluted the coast over a long distance More than 4,000 seabirds died or had to be put down

  12. The Danish authorities detain all grounded ships until it is considered safe for the ships to proceed. A pollution response vessel is sent to the scene and remain standby until the grounded ship has been set afloat and there is no longer any risk for pollution. The ships await the authorisation of the authorities before it may be set afloat or continue its journey.

  13. Typically, it is the relevant classification soceity which on behalf of the flag state – sets out the criteria for the ship’s further navigation It is often necessary to lighter the ship before tugboats set it afloat Lightering of a grounded ship lasts up to one week The maximum period of time that a ship grounded in the Great Belt had to wait before it was set afloat was 30 days

  14. Estimated costs of the grounding that took place during last year’s MARE FORUM in St. Petersburg

  15. Conclusion • The Great Belt is part of the Baltic Sea, which is recognised by the IMO as a particularly sensitive area, highly vulnerable to oil pollution • There is a high political and public attention on the risk of groundings in the Danish waters, particularly in the narrow straits including the Great Belt • Further groundings will continue to fuel the negative image that the public has of the shipping industry

  16. Conclusion – continued • Not taking a pilot in accordance with Resolution MSC.138(76) on recommendation on navigation through the entrances to the Baltic Sea is: • a repellent exploitation of a legal regime established long before any one could imagine the type and size of cargo of today • detrimental to our common goals on safety and protection of the environment • and very bad business

  17. www.dma.dk Safety Study: Groundings and Collisions in the Great Belt 1997 - 2005 can be downloaded from the DMA’s homepage under Casualty Investigation – Safety Studies

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