Barge MORRIS J. BERMAN Spill NOAA's Scientific Response. HAZMAT Report No. 95-10

摘要

The T/B Morris J. Berman oil spill was the first major spill since the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 for which the United States Coast Guard became the sole executors of the response effort. Response activities and response management were directed by the federally designated On-Scene Coordinator. This was also the first major U.S. oil spill under OPA since the development of area contingency plans. Many important environmental issues were addressed during this response. NOAAs Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division provided the FOSC with scientific and technical support to deal effectively with the environmental aspects of the response. NOAAs Scientific Support Coordinator and support team collaborated with other local and Federal government agencies and members of the scientific community to provide the FOSC with the best scientific information available. This report will discuss major response issues related to the scientific aspects of this spill, and will document processes and response actions that worked well and those that were later judged to be less successful. This report can serve as a reference source for planning and for future spill responses, especially when similar issues are addressed.