Fwd: The Chennai Oil Spill - Leaked (190 half-bookmarked, anonymised pages on the 2017 Ennore oil spill. Homework before the next NGT hearing on 26 April 2017)

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Vaishnavi Jayakumar

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Apr 25, 2017, 2:00:51 PM4/25/17

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When will the authorities come clean on the 2017 Ennore oil spill ? 3 months and counting...
Questions STILL not answered (some not raised!) ahead of the 3rd National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone hearing coming up on 26th April 2017.

Why were both ships using the same channel when best practices warn against this, especially in Kamarajar Port Limited.
What were steps taken under Dawn Kanchipuram's SOPEP? (In the event of a spill by a ship the Ship's Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) must be activated, as per MARPOL 73/78 requirements.)
Why did the Indian Coast Guard spray oil spill dispersant, thereby causing more damage, when OSDs are not particularly effective against heavy fuel oils, ESPECIALLY after the initial 3 hours before the oil weathers?
Why does the NOSDCP (National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan) not outline protocols for tackling varied oil spills when the protocols are so disparate?
Why the the Tamil Nadu government give an all clear for seafood consumption, despite IIT's report specifically cautioning on the monitoring of the same?
Is the bioremediation pit large enough for the quantity of sludge retrieved? Do the math!

...there are so many more!
...Check posts in GASP and Pulicat vs Port

ATTACHED : The Chennai Oil Spill story so far - 190 half-bookmarked, anonymised pages on the 2017 Ennore oil spill. Homework before the next NGT hearing on 26 April 2017;