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Appendix 4
Pertinent Information and Times (CST)
Exercise "Barossa"
- Adelaide
11 June 1998
- 0257 hrs
- Tanker Southern Mist reported aground.
- 0303 hrs
- Chair of the South Australian State Committee for Combating Marine Oil Pollution advised of incident and other State Committee members activated.
- 0320 hrs
- Port closed to all shipping.
- 0400 hrs
- Captain Stuart Chair of the State Committee arrives at the Incident Control Centre.
- 0430 hrs
- Ship reports that 300 tonnes of light crude oil has leaked out and is continuing to flow out at a rate of 50 tonnes per hour.
- 0430 hrs
- Weather conditions, southwesterly wind at 10 knots, northerly current at 1 knot.
- 0440 hrs
- Assembled people at passenger terminal briefed regarding the incident.
- 0455 hrs
- State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) activated.
- 0506 hrs
- AMOSC equipment reported as available.
- 0511 hrs
- National Response Team assistance requested through AMSA.
- 0519 hrs
- Time of high water. Report received approximately 500 tonnes oil spilled.
- 0533 hrs
- Aerial exclusion zone requested.
- 0536 hrs
- AMSA request details of spill combat organisational structure.
- 0550 hrs
- Situation Report promulgated by Lead Combat Agency – Ports Corp.
- 0550 hrs
- Decision reached to use dispersant on spilled oil to seaward of the breakwater.
- 0652 hrs
- On Scene Co-ordinator briefs State Oil Spill Commander of current situation.
- 0710 hrs
- P & I Club representative attends for briefing on situation.
- 0800 hrs
- Management meeting to prepare media briefing. First reports of wildlife casualties.
- 0820 hrs
- Aerial observation report received.
- 0827 hrs
- Aerial spraying commences in water deeper than 10 metres.
- 0830 hrs
- First media briefing held.
- 0857 hrs
- Master of ship advises leak has almost stopped.
- 0920 hrs
- Master of ship advises that ship has stopped leaking oil; confirmation received that approximately 500 tonnes lost to sea.
- 0930 hrs
- Chair and Vice Chair of Exercise "Barossa" steering committee called "time out" taken to review operations.
- 0940 hrs
- OSC briefing of current situation. Management team met to reconfirm roles and responsibilities.
- 1000 hrs
- Aerial spraying occurring outside of breakwater and oil skimming operations is being carried out inside the breakwater.
- 1000 hrs
- State Oil Spill Commander briefs State Disaster Committee (SDC) at SEOC.
- 1045 hrs
- Response teams deploying equipment.
- 1100 hrs
- Oil spill now into the Outer Harbour and North Haven and expected to impact on the shore to the south of the ship.
- 1118 hrs
- On Scene Co-ordinator reports:
- ship leak now stopped,
- permission requested to move ship to anchorage,
- problems remain with steering gear, otherwise ready to move,
- tide now flooding,
- spraying of dispersant continues,
- wildlife – 125 contaminated birds, mainly cormorants rescued for treatment, and
- oil now impacting on beaches.
- 1215 hrs
- Local sea grass farmer threatens legal action regarding oiled sea grass.
- 1300 hrs
- Equipment deployment progressing well.
- 1308 hrs
- Report received of fresh oil spill (diesel) from fishing vessel at Boston Island near Port Lincoln. The diesel will be allowed to disperse naturally and no action required from Adelaide.
- 1310 hrs
- Greg Beck relieves Captain Hammond as On Scene Co-ordinator at the request of the State.
- 1400 hrs
- Offshore clean up continues. North Haven booms failed but skimmers working satisfactorily. Dispersant spraying ceased on threat of injunction served by SA Fisherman’s association.
- 1400 hrs
- OSC expresses concern at lack of communication. OH&S Co-ordinator reports no incidents or accidents at this time.
- 1400 hrs
- Ship now afloat and moved to anchorage for inspection.
- 1400 hrs
- Port re-opened.
- 1420 hrs
- Media brief by State Oil Spill Commander.
- 1445 hrs
- Foreshore clean up continues from Largs Jetty south to Semaphore Jetty.
- 1540 hrs
- Umpire/Observers briefing.
- 1600 hrs
- State Oil Spill Commander briefs SDC Chair at SEOC.
- 1725 hrs
- Operational response terminated, planners completing response plans for following day.
- 1830 hrs
- Exercise "Barossa" terminated.