1. Eurisy Conference. Vigo, 30 th June – 3rd July 2003
The Impact of Satellite Technology on
Maritime Security
Maritime Disaster Response
a
Global Perspective
Jerzy Graff British Maritime Technology
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2. Amoco Cadiz 1978 Prestige 2002
Maritime Disasters
ITOCI platform spilled 140 million gallons in 1980
North Sea platform oil spills
Castelle Belevue 1982
Erika 1999
Exxon Valdez 1989
Piper Alpha 1988
Argo Merchant 1976
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Herald of Free Enterprise 1987 IXTOC I Platform 1980

3. DOES EO HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY
IN MARITIME DISASTERS?
If so – what is it ?
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4. WHO ARE THE PLAYERS INVOLVED
IN MARITIME DISASTER
RESPONSE?
Do we understand their role and
needs?
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5. Peacetime Marine Disasters
Loss of Life Oil Spill
1912 Titanic 1500
1967 Tory Canyon 120 000 tonnes
1978 Amoco Cadiz 223 000 tonnes
1978 Argo Merchant 77 000 000 gals
1979 IXTOC I 140 000 000 gals
1980 Derbyshire 44
1987 Herald of Free Enterprise 193
1988 Piper Alpha 167
1989 Exxon Valdez 11 000 000 gals
1990* Mega Borg 5 000 000 gals
1993 Braer 85 000 tonnes
1994 Estonia 850
1996 Sea Empress 72 000 tonnes
1999 Erika 10 000 tonnes
2002 Prestige 18 000 000 gals
British Maritime Technology * During 1990/91 a total of 25 bulk carriers were lost with loss of 273 lives.

6. Typifying Maritime Disasters
MARITIME DISASTERS
Onboard
LOSS OF LIFE
Overboard
Pollution
IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
Emission to air
Chemical spill
NOW
Oil spill
LATER
Overboard packages lost
Onboard latent cargo
Accumulation of spill events
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7. The Problem to Resolve
Where are ‘they’ now and where
are ‘they’ going?
Search and Rescue
•Trajectory & survival
Pollution
•Trajectory & dispersion
Salvage & Pollution
•Fate, consequence, where?
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8. Typifying Response to Maritime
Disasters
Technology resources available to all
Best Available What we can best
Scale of Response
Resources afford
Rapid Response Judgement of Threat
Response to Threat
Maritime Disaster
Safety of Lives Threat to Environment
Scale of Threat
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9. Global Shipping Control
IMO
IACS IHO
MARITIME
SAFETY
SHIP & PORT OPERATIONS
OWNERS PORT CONTROL
CHARTERERS CAPTAINS
INSURERS PILOTS
Maritime Transport Chain
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