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now don´t we all feel relievedLet's hope it is a Blue Ribbon Committee, they are the best kind of committee after all.
Oil slick prompts criticism of emergency planning - The Irish Times - Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Oil slick prompts criticism of emergency planning
LORNA SIGGINS, Marine Correspondent
WHILE THERE are hopes the oil slick off the south coast will stay offshore long enough to be broken up by wind and tide, environmentalists are concerned about the lack of preparedness along the shore in counties Cork, Waterford and Wexford.
It has emerged that none of the potential coastal counties at risk in the southeast have completed their oil pollution emergency response plans.
A Russian navy delegation is due to arrive in Dublin at the weekend to offer “assistance” over the oil pollution incident off the southern coastline. The Russian navy has not officially admitted responsibility, but believes the slick may have been caused during “cleaning” of its flagship, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
The oil slick some 50km south of the Old Head of Kinsale and moving very slowly in an easterly direction may break up in northerly winds over the weekend.
The Irish Coast Guard is hoping northerly winds forecast for the weekend may help to drive the slick offshore and break it up. Modelling by the Marine Institute indicates it is moving at five nautical miles a day and may evaporate and disperse with wind and currents.
The environmental organisation Coastwatch has criticised the absence of public information and says the Government needs to undertake an urgent review of pollution response.
Approved oil pollution response plans are a statutory obligation for local authorities, ports and fishery harbours under the Sea Pollution Amendment Act 1999. Templates were distributed to all relevant bodies by the Irish Coast Guard.
It is understood Wexford County Council’s plan is almost complete, but strategies for Cork and Waterford are still being worked on. Neither local authority was available for comment yesterday evening.
Coastwatch spokeswoman Karin Dubsky said the weather had been “incredibly kind” since the pollution was detected by the European Maritime Safety Agency’s CleanSeasNet satellite monitoring system last Saturday, some 80km southeast of Fastnet Rock.
“Oil could still come to shore next week as the weather is now set to change. The tar balls reported by the Irish Coast Guard can persist for a long time and be washed back on to our presently tar-free shores weeks later.”
The Russian delegation, which includes the deputy commander of the Russian navy and experts, will meet Minister of State for Transport Noel Ahern and Irish Coast Guard officials on Monday.
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Jim Carrey.
Approved oil pollution response plans are a statutory obligation for local authorities, ports and fishery harbours under the Sea Pollution Amendment Act 1999. Templates were distributed to all relevant bodies by the Irish Coast Guard.
It is understood Wexford County Council’s plan is almost complete, but strategies for Cork and Waterford are still being worked on. Neither local authority was available for comment yesterday evening.
Fingers were too firmly crossed to allow them to answer the phone?
'Personally, I find the notion of changing our constitution in exchange for a loan absolutely disgusting'. - Tin Foil Hat
Too true!!!!!!!!!!
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Jim Carrey.
at least u got urs - i'm still waiting on my iodine tablets- must phone up the dept tomorrow to annoy them about it again!
Doing a clear out of the drawers today and found the emergency book!!
unfortunately nothing in it about our coast line being f*cked by a russian oilspill!
Time for a reprint me thinks!
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Jim Carrey.
Oil Recovery Ops off the Irish Coast | Maritime News
The alert was provided by the CleanSeaNet European oil spill detection service of EMSA on Saturday 14th February. The image, on the basis of which the Irish authorities learned about this spill, is one of the routine images acquired by CleanSeaNet for EU Member State CleanSeaNet Homepage
Oil slick off coast visible from space - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie
Russian delegation to discuss oil slick - The Irish Times - Fri, Feb 20, 2009
What does the Irish President spend their time doing. Work in progress
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Russian Navy Ships Movements.
at first it denied it but here are
pics of the russian ships next to the oil spill
Russian delegation to discuss oil slick - The Irish Times - Fri, Feb 20, 2009
still denying it but saying it might have been from cleaning the deck its flagship
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I take it at this stage we're safe from this slick?
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