DEEPWATER PORT POLLUTION RESPONSE PROJECT

A description of the U.S. Coast Guard's research pertaining to oil spills at Deepwater Ports is provided. The program consists of two general areas: high seas oil spill clean-up and oil spill assessment studies. Presented under the high seas oil spill clean-up area are the research efforts investigating the dispersion of an oil slick in rough seas and a discussion of a study of the state-of-the-art in clean-up equipment. The oil spill assessment phase involves two distinct problems which are discussed: first, biological and chemical assessment research to determine how the interaction of the oil and the environment may be used to advantage in monitoring operation of a port, and second, oil spill movement studies to provide readily usable predictive techniques should a spill occur.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium, New London, Connecticut, April 26-29, 1978. Available only in bound proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Lissauer, I M
  • Griffiths, R A
  • Ferguson Jr, J E
• Publication Date: 1978

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deepwater harbors; Dispersers; Impacts; Oil booms; Oil recovery equipment; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Pollution; Port operations
• Old TRIS Terms: High seas oil recovery; Oil removal equipment; Oil spill behavior; Oil spill contingency plans; Oil spill dispersants; Oil spill impact; Port pollution
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 16
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM