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OIL SPILL DISASTER FROM SUNKEN SHIP AT PARADEEP. DR. D. K. BEHERA N. R. SAHOO STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD OCTOBER-2009. OUT LINE. THE SINKING OF MV BLACK ROSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT INITIAL RESPONSE POTENTIAL RISK. UNLUCKY MV BLACK ROSE. NAME : MV BLACK ROSE
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OIL SPILL DISASTER FROM SUNKEN SHIP AT PARADEEP DR. D. K. BEHERA N. R. SAHOO STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD OCTOBER-2009
OUT LINE • THE SINKING OF MV BLACK ROSE • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT • INITIAL RESPONSE • POTENTIAL RISK
UNLUCKY MV BLACK ROSE • NAME : MV BLACK ROSE • LENGTH : 187.7m • BREADTH : 28.4m • DRAFT-FORWARD : 7.53m • AFT : 8.60m
THE INCIDENT • The ship sank on 09/09/09, 17:40hrs • 5 km from Paradeep port • 26 crew members rescued except the chief engineer
THE SHIP CONTAINED • Iron ore : 23847 ton • Furnace oil : 924 ton • Diesel oil : 48 ton • Lubricating oil : Unknown
PROPERTY OF DIESEL • Kinematic viscosity : 2.0-5.0 cSt, at 40deg • Flash point : 66 deg Celsius (Pensky) • Density : 820-860 kg per cum, at 40 deg • PAH : 11% by mass (max)
PROPERTY OF FURNACE OIL • Kinematic viscosity : 370 cSt, at 50deg • Flash point : 66deg (Pensky) • Density : 990 kg per cum, at 15deg • Sulphur : 4.5%
PROPERTY OF LUBRICANTS • Kinematic viscosity : 105-191 cSt at 40deg • Flash point 220-230 deg
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT • Destroys the marine ecology • On reaching shore contaminates the soil • Damages shoreline vegetation • Affects mangrove forest • Threatens fishery and marine wildlife
SPCB’s INITIAL RESPONSE • 10th September : Got the message from ICG about sinking of ship • 10th September : Board directed PPT to take appropriate measure to prevent spill • 14th September : No spill observed • 14th September : Coordinated with PPT and ICG • 22nd September : Spilled oil observed on shore • 22nd September : MoEF, MoD, MoS and CPCB sensitised
SAMPLE ANALYSIS INDICATED • Oil and grease in the sea water near the shore range between 10 to 250 mg/l • Oil and grease in the beach sand range between 30 to 60 g/kg
SPCB DIRCTED PPT TO … • To take action for plugging the leak • To evacuate oil from the sunken ship • To clean-up the contaminated shore • To contain the oil close to the sunken ship
ACTION TAKEN BY PPT • Cleaned up the shore by scrapping • Deployed booms to contain the oil spill • Engaged agency to plug the leakage points with wooden plugs till oil is evacuated • Engaged agency to evacuate stored oil on board
POTENTIAL RISK • Oil slick reaching shore during land-ward wind • Sea-ward moving slick may endanger movement of olive ridley turtles • Bhitarkanika and Gahirmatha may be affected in case of larger spill • Contamination of creek water • Larger spill may occur during evacuation, if adequate precaution is not taken • Large scale fish kill
ACTION IMPLEMENTED • Pipelines were plugged by divers • The furnace oil and diesel oil extracted with steam injection • The storage tanks were cleaned with diesel oil • Collected oil sold to authorised waste oil reprocessors • Shore has been cleaned
COORDINATED EFFORT OF • Media • Env. Activists • Regulators • Paradeep Port Authorities • Indian Coast Guard • District Administration