… resources. It may be possible to protect some of these resources by the strategic deployment of booms. Other measures may also be appropriate, such as closing water intakes to industrial plants or coastal…
… through the Marine Nationale and the Department for Lights and Buoys. The stockpiles include tugs, booms, skimming systems and barges, pressure cleaning units, sorbent, temporary storage and separation tanks.…
… its own plan. The government’s preferred approach for dealing with pollution at sea is to use booms and skimmers for the containment and recovery of oil before it affects the coast. Dispersants may only…
… can occur naturally against ice sheets or the shoreline, or by corralling it using fire resistant booms or 'herder chemicals. Ignition can be achieved using a variety of devices ranging from a…
… of oil in ice is physically challenging. The presence of ice is likely to prevent the use of booms. The extreme cold meanwhile may hinder the operation of skimmers and pumps, and will increase the…
… by the MPA and a dispersant list and further information is provided on their website. In addition, booms and skimmers are used to protect key resources. Dispersants are also used to clean beaches once…
… UK’s approved list would be considered for use. Government The Department has stockpiles of sorbents, booms, skimmers and portable storage tanks stockpiled at Dublin, Killybegs and Castletownbere. Dublin is by…
… operates a terminal in Kingstown and holds a small stock of pollution response equipment comprising booms and skimmers sufficient to handle a Tier 1 spill at its facility. It is a member of Clean Caribbean and…
… at Kaohsiung harbour where the main SBMs, berths and refinery complexes are located and consists of booms, skimmers and spraying equipment and a large tug type vessel with in-built skimming capacity.…
