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International oil spill response exercise off Rostock completed successfully
13 June 2013 (HELCOM Information Services) - The calm weather helped the
success of HELCOM<http://www.helcom.fi/> BALEX DELTA, regular Baltic oil
response exercise, completed today off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
in Germany under the direction of the Central Command for Maritime
Emergencies<http://www.havariekommando.de/en/index.html> (CCME). The annual
exercise, one of the largest worldwide, had 23 oil response ships from
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden,
along with two airplanes and a helicopter, practising the response to a
major oil spill. This involved for instance the using of special equipment
for collecting oil and testing communication between the involved units, and
the overall response capability of the HELCOM Contracting Parties.
In the exercise scenario, an inbound trawler collided with an outbound
vessel "Spiekeroog" in the vicinity of Warnemünde port at 09:00 hrs local
time on 12 June. "Spiekeroog" reported leakage of its starboard storage tank
with a capacity of 2500m³ and continuous outflow with an estimated rate of
10m³ per hour. A leakage over 50m3 in size is considered a major one. The
"accident" resulted in two oil slicks, simulated well by a mass of 70m3 of
floating popcorn, the movements of which were also monitored by the
surveillance aircrafts.
"Regular practice on communication and cooperation between combating units
is of outmost importance, should a major accident happen in the Baltic Sea
with its particularly vulnerable marine environment. The general objective
of the BALEX DELTA exercises is to ensure that every HELCOM Contracting
Party is able to lead a major response operation, and Germany did a
remarkable job", says Bernt Stedt, Chair of HELCOM Response Group.
Dieter Schmidt, Deputy head of CCME stated that "Although this year's
exercise was very successful, there is no reason to lean back. Oil spills
know no borders. Therefore it is of high importance for the Baltic coastal
states to train together regularly. This year it was the turn of Germany to
direct the BALEX DELTA: and it was a great pleasure for us to host all this
competent partners. Next year Latvia will take the turn."
Due to the recent heavy flooding in North-East Germany requiring intense
attention by the national authorities, the intended shoreline response
exercise was called off.
* * *
Note for editors:
Central Command for Maritime
Emergencies<http://www.havariekommando.de/en/index.html> (CCME; in German:
Havariekommando) is a joint institution of the German Federal Government and
the Federal Coastal States. It was established in 2003 to set up and carry
out maritime emergency management both in the North Sea and in the Baltic
Sea. CCME is based in Cuxhaven, Northwest Germany and has about 40
employees, working in five different sections.
* * *
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection
Commission<http://www.helcom.fi/home/en_GB/welcome/>, usually referred to as
HELCOM, is an intergovernmental organization of the nine Baltic Sea coastal
countries and the European Union. HELCOM has worked since 1974 to protect
the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution and
to ensure safety of navigation in the region. HELCOM is the governing body
of the "Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic
Sea Area," more usually known as the Helsinki Convention.
* * *
For more information, please contact:
Bernt Stedt
Chair of HELCOM Response Group
Swedish Coast Guard Headquarters
Tel: +46 709 153555
E-mail: bernt...@coastguard.se<mailto:bernt...@coastguard.se>
Johanna Laurila
Information Secretary
HELCOM
Tel: +358 40 523 8988
E-mail: johanna...@helcom.fi<mailto:johanna...@helcom.fi>
From: "Johanna Laurila" <johanna...@helcom.fi>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:23 PM
Subject: PRESS RELEASE - International oil spill response exercise off
Rostock completed successfully
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International oil spill response exercise off Rostock completed successfully
13 June 2013 (HELCOM Information Services) - The calm weather helped the
success of HELCOM<http://www.helcom.fi/> BALEX DELTA, regular Baltic oil
response exercise, completed today off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
in Germany under the direction of the Central Command for Maritime
Emergencies<http://www.havariekommando.de/en/index.html> (CCME). The annual
exercise, one of the largest worldwide, had 23 oil response ships from
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden,
along with two airplanes and a helicopter, practising the response to a
major oil spill. This involved for instance the using of special equipment
for collecting oil and testing communication between the involved units, and
the overall response capability of the HELCOM Contracting Parties.
In the exercise scenario, an inbound trawler collided with an outbound
vessel "Spiekeroog" in the vicinity of Warnemünde port at 09:00 hrs local
time on 12 June. "Spiekeroog" reported leakage of its starboard storage tank
with a capacity of 2500m³ and continuous outflow with an estimated rate of
10m³ per hour. A leakage over 50m3 in size is considered a major one. The
"accident" resulted in two oil slicks, simulated well by a mass of 70m3 of
floating popcorn, the movements of which were also monitored by the
surveillance aircrafts.
"Regular practice on communication and cooperation between combating units
is of outmost importance, should a major accident happen in the Baltic Sea
with its particularly vulnerable marine environment. The general objective
of the BALEX DELTA exercises is to ensure that every HELCOM Contracting
Party is able to lead a major response operation, and Germany did a
remarkable job", says Bernt Stedt, Chair of HELCOM Response Group.
Dieter Schmidt, Deputy head of CCME stated that "Although this year's
exercise was very successful, there is no reason to lean back. Oil spills
know no borders. Therefore it is of high importance for the Baltic coastal
states to train together regularly. This year it was the turn of Germany to
direct the BALEX DELTA: and it was a great pleasure for us to host all this
competent partners. Next year Latvia will take the turn."
Due to the recent heavy flooding in North-East Germany requiring intense
attention by the national authorities, the intended shoreline response
exercise was called off.
* * *
Note for editors:
Central Command for Maritime
Emergencies<http://www.havariekommando.de/en/index.html> (CCME; in German:
Havariekommando) is a joint institution of the German Federal Government and
the Federal Coastal States. It was established in 2003 to set up and carry
out maritime emergency management both in the North Sea and in the Baltic
Sea. CCME is based in Cuxhaven, Northwest Germany and has about 40
employees, working in five different sections.
* * *
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection
Commission<http://www.helcom.fi/home/en_GB/welcome/>, usually referred to as
HELCOM, is an intergovernmental organization of the nine Baltic Sea coastal
countries and the European Union. HELCOM has worked since 1974 to protect
the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution and
to ensure safety of navigation in the region. HELCOM is the governing body
of the "Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic
Sea Area," more usually known as the Helsinki Convention.
* * *
For more information, please contact:
Bernt Stedt
Chair of HELCOM Response Group
Swedish Coast Guard Headquarters
Tel: +46 709 153555
E-mail: bernt...@coastguard.se<mailto:bernt...@coastguard.se>
Johanna Laurila
Information Secretary
HELCOM
Tel: +358 40 523 8988
E-mail: johanna...@helcom.fi<mailto:johanna...@helcom.fi>
From: "Johanna Laurila" <johanna...@helcom.fi>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:23 PM
Subject: PRESS RELEASE - International oil spill response exercise off
Rostock completed successfully
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