Oil Spill Risks From Tank Vessel Lightering (1998)
Chapter: Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Subgroup Meetings, and Site Visits
Appendix B Committee Meetings, Subgroup Meetings, and Site Visits
First Committee Meeting August 5–6, 1997, Washington, D.C.
An overview of the U.S. Coast Guard's role in U.S. lightering activities and spill prevention, its regulatory authority and actions, and its expectations of the Marine Board study
LCDR Stephen L. Kantz, U.S. Coast Guard
Perspectives on current and future U.S. lightering activities and oil spill risks
Joe Cox, U.S. Chamber of Shipping
Dennis Bryant, Haight, Gardner, Holland, and Knight
Jonathan Benner, INTERTANKO
George D. Pence, Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
Second Committee Meeting October 2–3, 1997, Houston, Texas
Lightering practices in the Gulf of Mexico were discussed by the following members of the Industry Task Force on Offshore Lightering (ITOL):
Paul Caruselle, SeaRiver Maritime and ITOL chairman
Ray Ambrose, American Eagle Tankers
Richard Ford, Aramco Services
Bob Carson, OMI Petrolink
Trygve Munthe, Skaugen PetroTrans
Michael A. Curtis, Skaugen PetroTrans
Don Prouty, ITOL
U.S. Coast Guard operations, regulatory practices, and experience related to lightering in the Gulf of Mexico
Captain Kevin Eldridge, USCG Captain of the Port (COTP) on LCDR Gregory Buie, USCG Marine Safety Unit, Galveston
Perspectives on Gulf of Mexico lightering practices and opportunities to reduce risks of accidents
Robert T. Bush, Neptune Marine Consulting, Inc.
Estimates and projections of current and future U.S. lightering patterns and volumes as related to crude oil imports and sources
William R. Finger, ProxPro, Inc.
Visits to Lightering Operations by Subgroups of the Committee
August 28, 1997 Visit to Gulf of Mexico lightering of cargo from 530,000-ton tanker into 80,000-ton service vessel approximately 60 miles off the Texas coast (arranged by SeaRiver Maritime).
October 1, 1997 Visit to Gulf of Mexico lightering of cargo from 150,000-ton tanker into 80,000-ton service vessel approximately 60 miles off the Texas coast (arranged by Skaugen PetroTrans).
October 30, 1997 Visit to offshore Gulf of Mexico lightering of cargo from 300,000-ton tanker into 80,000-ton service vessel at Pascagoula, Mississippi, lightering area (arranged by Chevron Transport Co.).
November 12, 1997. Visit to Delaware Bay lightering of cargo from crude oil tanker into tug-barge unit (the service vessel) at Big Stone Anchorage in Delaware Bay (arranged by Maritrans, Inc.).
Third Committee Meeting November 13–14, 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview of lightering practices and the oil spill prevention record in the Delaware Bay region
Michael Nesbitt, Maritrans Operating Partners, L.P.
U.S. Coast Guard history and current activities related to East Coast lightering and regulatory oversight
Captain John Veentjer, USCG COTP, Philadelphia
Captain Peter Mitchell, USCG COTP, Long Island Sound
Environmental Organizations' perspectives on lightering operations in the Delaware Bay and concerns about oil spill risks
Jerry Shields, Greenwatch Institute
Grace Pierce-Beck, Delaware Audubon Society
American Waterways Operators' perspectives on inshore harbor lightering on the East Coast
Herb Walling, Moran Towing Co.
Committee Subgroup Meeting January 15–16, 1998, San Francisco, California
Environmental concerns regarding current and planned lightering operations in the San Francisco Bay and offshore California region
Suzanne Rogalin, California Coastal Commission
Joan Lundstrum, San Francisco Bay Commission
U.S. Coast Guard and state of California oversight and regulatory practices related to West Coast lightering operations and plans for the future
Captain Harlan Henderson, USCG COTP, San Francisco
CDR Jim Watson, Marine Safety Office, San Diego
Peter Bontadelli, California Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Current industry operations and practices and future plans related to inshore and offshore lightering on the U.S. West Coast
Dennis R. Rement, Chevron Shipping Co.
Richard A. Smith, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.
Fourth Committee Meeting March 19–20, 1998, Irvine, California
Overview of U.S. Coast Guard contracted study of automatic shut-off valves for preventing oil spills
LCDR Stephen Kantz, USCG
