Savannah River Spill Response
2012-02-20 12:14:41 - Spill International
MER responded to a fuel oil spill on the Savannah River, 31st January 2012. A local terminal alerted the Coast Guard that a container ship was leaking fuel while at it's berth at the Garden City, USA, terminal.
MER, the contract holder for the Savannah Spill Response Co-op (SSRC), deployed their Moran Emergency Management Team (MEMT) personnel to manage the incident. Within two hours, a combination of SSRC and MER assets were used to fully contain the spill, and begin clean-up operations.
During this time, vessel personnel identified the source of the leak as a crack in the vessel's hull. They immediately transferred the fuel, and placed a temporary patch to stop the leak.
US Coast Guard Lt. Marvin Kimmel commented that the spill doesn't appear to be large.
