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Focus on: Vessel Loss of Propulsion Incidents |
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Date Published |
| 18-08-019 | December 2018 |
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Focus on: Vessel Loss of Propulsion Incidents (Number of pages: 2) (Publication Size: 479KB)
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| Author(s) |
Sara Thompson, Mike Lynch |
| Description |
The Washington Department of Ecology Spills Program collects information on loss of propulsion (LOP) incidents that have the potential to impact Washington waters. In 2016, there were about 7,267 entering transits of regulated cargo, passenger, and tank vessels into Washington and 49 LOP incidents. This equates to one LOP about every 150 entering transits. While the number of LOPs may appear to be small, each one had the potential to trigger events that could lead to an oil spill. |
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| Contact |
Sara Thompson at 425-649-4491 or sara.thompson@ecy.wa.gov |
| Keywords |
vessel traffic, vessel, data, oil spill prevention, loss of propulsion (LOP) |
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