hip- ource Oil Pollution Fund

3.71 Twinkle (2001)

This wa a 38 gross ton Canadian wooden craft built in 1925, regi tered a afi hing ve el but, reporedly, no l?nger used in that employment. ACCG ER report ad�1sed that, on August 3, 2001, the Twinkle reported takmg on water when offCape Mudge in Discovery Pas age, on the east side ofVancouver Island. ACCG cutterresponded and the boat was esc01ted safely back to Yucata Dock, Cape Mudge.

Durin . g this rescuethe cutterhad to pump the ves el to k�ep rt afloat. In the pumping operation, oil was discharged into the water. The oil came from the ve sel's bilges and possibly some containers within the hold ofvessel.

The Twinkle was moved toCampbell Riverdock and, on August 7, 2001, he sank alongside. The ownerdid notact. With the concurrence ofthe CCG ER the Campbell River Harbour Authority respondect to the threat ofoil pollution andafterdealing with this, raised the vessel. The CCG Status Reports since September 30, 2001, have noted that the incident will be the subject ofrecovery action.

3.72 Carabobo (2001)

This is one ofthe more unusual incidents tocome to the attention oftheAdministratorduring the recent past.

ACCG Statu reportadvised theAdministratorthat during 1999 recreational diver , diving at apopular wreck ite offGros cap aux Os, in Baie de Gaspe, Quebec, noticed oil leaking from the hull. OnAugust 21, 2001, divers from Parks Canada, underdirection ofthe CCG, inspected the wreck. The diver reported that there was an unknown quantity ofoil in the wreck, thatthe wreck appeared in poorcondition and that some oil continued toleakout.

The wreck was that ofa Canadian Flowerclas corvette which had been sold to the Venezuelan navy and was en route to Venezuela when she went aground and was lost in December, 1945.

Thearea isnowconsidered environmentally sensitive and the CCG decided to remove as much oftheexisting oil in the wreck as possible. Divers wereemployed and fourtanks were identified as containing oil, which wasof the BunkerC heavy fuel type. Pumping operations were commenced and over 5,000 litres ofoil was recovered. Absorbent materials were used to remove oil which could not bepumpedout. Holes inthe Carabobo were sealed and divers, equipment and the CCG left the site.

Atthetime it wasestimatedthatthecostofthe inspection alone would be over$50,000. It is reported that DoJ advised the CCG that it was too late to submit aclaim againsttheownerofthe Carabobo, ortotheSOPF.

TheAdministrator closed his file.

3.73 Eirik Raude (2001)

In ageneral circulation by T MS ofinfonnation advising oftheirrecentprosecutions in the Maritimes, it wa notedby theAdmini tratorthat this drilling rig had been involved in an oil pill. On August 15, 2001, this Bahamas registered rig wa under repair in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, when there wa a relea e ofabout 15 J. of oil into the harbour. On December 18, 2001, the rig was found guilty ofpollution andfined$20,000.

3.74 41h Street Dock- Totino, British Columbia (2001)

Three Canadian fi hing ve el were reported afire by the TSB, at the 4th. Street Dock in Tofino, British Columbia, which fireoccurred on October I, 2001. The three ves els were: Old Spice - 15 gro s ton, Star - 31 gro s ton, and the Hayden Pass - 50 gro ton. It was tated that there was nooil pollution. TheAdmini tratorhas no fUither infonnation on the occurrence.

3.75 Lady Franklin (2001)

The Lady Franklin i a 2,125 gro ton Canadian general cargo hip. ACCG Statu Report advi ed the Administrator that, on September 3, 2001, the ve el reported that he had uffered damage to her propeller and haft eal in heavy ice conditions. The po ition of the hip at the time wa 17 nautical mile SE of Re olute, unavut. Reportedly, approximately "800 litre ofoil from the propeller and 700 litre ofoil from the tern tube" were reported lo t. The hip wa immobilized.

Two CCG icebreaker were ta ked to a i t. The crew ofone ofthe icebreaker attempteda clean-up ofthe oil u ing the hip' barge. An aerial urveillance flight revealed trace ofoil but found that the iceedge were not soiled. The two icebreaker a i ted each other in towing the Lady Franklin to ani ivik, unavut, where they arrived afely on September 5, 2001.

The remainderofthe lo t oil was deemed unrecoverable. althoughtheCCG continued to monitorthe ituation.

The CCG Claim Statu report ince September 30. 2001, notethat the agency intend to ubmit aclaim to the hipowner.

3.76 Shamrock (2001)

TheCCGadvi edtheAdministratorthatonSeptember9, 2q<:ll,anunknown(small)quantityofadieseloil/water mrxturewaspumpedfromapleasurecraftintoPortElgin harbour,Ontano. PortElgini ituatedon LakeHuron near the Bruce PeninsulaThepleasurecraftwasidentified�the Shamrr:ck It wasstated that sixotherpleasurecraft hadbeen v Wlthapproximately5litresoflubeoil mis ino· it bemgsu pectedthatthisoilhadalsobeendumpedintoth� harbour.

The CCG, poli e, ftre b1igade and Provincial En ironment agencie all ent official tothe cene.

The CCG di cu sed the question ofpayment fortheir co t and expen e with the ownerofthe Shamrock. The CCG Statu Reports ince September 30, 2001, ha e noted that the Crown intends to submit a claim to the SOPF fortlu incident.

3.77 Amerloq (2001)

A diesel oil spill originated from thi vessel during the e ening ofSeptember 12, 2001, when the ve sel was tied up in Argentia, Newfoundland. The ve sel is a 849 gro ton Russian registered trawlerowned by a Spani h company; she was in Argentiafora self-refit and was tran ferring fuel within the ve el at the time.

The initial responsewasmadebytheCCGER with ab orbentboom.Theshiphadan a.ITangement with a RO andemployedECRC forclean up, monitoredbythe CCGTCMS took an1plesandcarried outan inve tigation.

The DFO/CCG obtaineda LOU issuedonbehalfofthe P&I Clubforthe amountof 3,000. Theamountofoil spilled wasfu t- tatedtobe200litre butthi was ub equentlyamendedtobe "unknown" but "con iderable".

3.78 Linbe (2001)

The Linbe i a 12 gro ton Canadian wooden craft, regi tered a a fi hing e el. The CCG ER advi ed the Ad!1Uni trator that, on September 13, 2001, the ve el wa e!1U- ubmerged and pilling die el in Alberni Inlet, on the we t coa t ofVancouver I land. The owner aid he had no in urance but, later, called a local tug company. The harbourmaster monitored the incident and the tug company recovered the derelict u ing a barge. Thetugcompany required paymentfor the work and poke to the CCG to en ure payment would be forthcoming. The tugcompany ub equently invoiced the CCG forthe work.

The Admini tratorawait development

3.79 Anne Jolene (2001)

Oneofthedi:fficultie fortheAdmini trator, andthe cau e ofmo tdelay inre ponding to claim i obtaining the nece ary information forhim tocarryouthi required inve tigationandas e ment. Eachclaim being different and requiringdifferent information. In thi claim the Admini tratorwasparticularly impre edwiththe completene ofthedocumentation andthemannerin whichtheincidentwaspre ented. He found the cooperation andopennessofthe government official directly involved tobebu iness-like and helpful.

Thi 72 gross ton Canadian wooden fi hing scallop dragger was arrested in 1995 for illegal fishing and

Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

held at federal governmentwhrufs in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. All fuelsand lube oils were removedfromthe vesselby theCCGTheCrownsold thevessel toanew owner, whotook possession and refueled/reoiledthe Anne Jolene with approximately450 litresofoils. On September28, 2001, it was rep01ted tl1at the vessel had sunk inWrightsCove, Bedford Basin, Halifax Harbour, neru·the Dartmouth YachtClub.Approximately 100 lit:res ofoil had leakedoutofthe sunken vessel andtheowner madean initial responsebyarranging with a local contractortoboom-offtheareain wayofthecraftand commenceaclean-up.Aninspectionrevealed thatthe sunkencrafthadnoapparentdamage, and was lying on herstarboru·d side, on mud, in 10metresofwater.

The CCG met with the owner and he was given until October 23, 2001, to fully respond tothe incident. On October 16, 2001, the owner indicated that he was, in fact, unable to respond tothe incident and the necessary action was taken overby the CCG Bids were received for vruious options ofdealing with the sunken hull. The SOPFappointed its own surveyor.

Contractors wereappointed by CCG andru1ivedon site on November6, 2001. Prepru·ations were madetoraise the ve el with theintentionoftakingthe hull tohaul-out area in Drutmouth, wherethe vessel would bebroken-up. umerou delays wereexpe1ienced. Eventually, on ovember 18, 2001, the Anne Jolene with a numberof buoyancy apparatus and abru·ge in placeforfloatation wa towed tothecontractor'syru·dbutgrounded offthe facility. Some oil escapedfrom the hull during thetow but, later, wa found tobedispersed.

During ovember20and 22, 2001, some upperworksof the ve el were removedto lighten the hull with a view to pulling it ashore. Fmther delay occulTed,oneofwhich involvedthe problem ofthecompo ition ofthepaint fromtheenvironmental di posalpointofview, another wa thephy icaldifficultyofhaulingthecement lined hull outofthe water. Breaking-upactivities resumed on December I, 2001, but then di:fficultie were expe1ienced in findingapproveddisposal ites in the ru·ea. This latter problem wa re olved on December4, 2001, andon December 5, 2001, EC andCCG official madea final in pection ofthedismantling ite anddeclru·ed that all the ve sel had been broken-upand removed.

On March 18, 2002, the Adnunistrator received a claim from the Crown, amounting to$77,024.26, to recover the CCG' costs and expen e in the incident. On March 25, 2002, the Admini trator found $55,899.52 oftheclaim e tablished. The Administrator had concern , principally, regmding costs fordelay , for te ting the lead content ofpaint, and fordisposal costs. There was also the extra issue ofthe need forCCG to ju tify their ad!1Unistration cost contained in Schedule 13 ofthe CCG claim. On March 26, 2002, the Crown agreed settlement ofthe amount established above and that urn wa mranged to be tran ferred, togetherwith 1,707.80 intere t, on March 27, 2002.

The Administratorclosed his file with the knowledge that the claim foradministration co ts remains out tanding.