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Appendix E: Data on West Coast Lightering Operations and Incidents
Pages 111-113

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... Source: California State Lands Commission TABLE E-2 Summary of Oil Spills, Washington State, 1992 to 1997 No spills on record during lighterings. Recent spill data indicates that approximately: · 75 percent was from vessels · 18 percent was from shore facilities · 7 percent was from pipelines Causes: · 56 percent organization/management deficiencies · 20 percent equipment failures · 24 percent human error There are no indications or records of any spills as a result of lighterings Source: Washington Department of Ecology 111
From page 112...
... was caused by a fracture in the bottom hull plate of a barge. Source: British Petroleum TABLE E-5 Exxon, Summary of Lightering, West Coast, San Francisco Harbor, 1992-1997 Year Lightering Quantity of Oil Spills (gallons)
From page 113...
... Gulf120,000,000360 Pacific Area Lightering (1996-1997) 30,000,00032 Other West Coast100,000,000380 Totals1,950,000,0005,322 10 35,000,000 30,000,000 a_ g 25,000,000 ~20,000,000 co Q. 1 5,000,000 .= 1 0,000,000 5,000,000 o Sea Teekay Marin River Tug and Barge FIGURE E-1 San Francisco Bay lightering, 1997.


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