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Case History

Joint Response Team Meeting St. John, New Brunswick CAPT J. B. McPherson Commander, Sector Northern New England. Case History. 42 potential/actual spills responded to in SNNE AOR since April 2008. Case History.

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Case History

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  1. Joint Response Team MeetingSt. John, New BrunswickCAPT J. B. McPhersonCommander, Sector Northern New England

  2. Case History • 42 potential/actual spills responded to in SNNE AOR since April 2008

  3. Case History • 10 reports of vessel fires, 3 of which burnt to the waterline (1 of which was a confirmed arson case); some debris but minimal pollution due to fuel burning off

  4. Case History • Bridge Allision- Tug Ruby M and Barge Energy 6505, Casco Bay Bridge (Portland, ME) (Spill Potential 66,000 bbl. Jet Fuel)

  5. Significant Cases • Facility Fire- Washburn and Doughty Shipyard- Boothbay Harbor, ME Multi-agency coordination and response mitigating pollution potential 22,000 gal. Diesel Fuel

  6. Washburn & Doughty

  7. Washburn & Doughty Aftermath

  8. Sprague Energy Industry led PREP exerciseJune 17-19 2008Portsmouth, NH

  9. PREP Exercise Statistics • Sprague Energy Corp volunteered to be responsible party • Scenario: discharge of 6,000 barrels (252,000 U.S. gallons) of liquid asphalt into the Piscataqua River (currents of 6 kts) • Response involved: federal, state, local, industry, and academia (UNH) -total of 82 participants • Initial response included: deployment of boom and skimmers utilizing high current booming strategies

  10. Hazmat Drill Portland Pipeline

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