concerns of a coastal state by christian breinholt
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Where do the groundings occur?
At Hatter DW route (19 m) 9 At Hatter diagonal route (15 m) 10 At Route T – Elefantgrunden 1 At Route T – Egholm Flak 1 At Route T – Agersø Flak/Vengeancegrund 5 Langelandsbælt DW route (19 meters) 3 At Route H 4 Kerteminde Bugt (Kerteminde Bay) 4 Ships that did not follow the routes 5 Not indicated 4 Total 46
Resolution MSC.138(76) on recommendation through the entrances to the Baltic Sea entered into force on 1 December 2003.
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).
The resolution recommends use of pilot:
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
The latest oil pollution in the Great Belt took place in January 2005
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.
The Danish authorities detain all grounded ships until it is considered safe for the ships to proceed.
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
Typically, it is the relevant classification soceity which on behalf of the flag state – sets out the criteria for the ship’s further navigation
Off-hire loss USD 1,450,000
Repair expenses USD 1,000,000
Salvage expenses USD 350,000
Environmental protection USD 30,000
Total USD 2,830,000
Estimated costs of the grounding that took place during last year’s MARE FORUM in St. Petersburg
•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
Conclusion
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
Conclusion – continued