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CleanSeaNet Cases

In areas regularly covered by the CleanSeaNet service, significant pollution is not likely to go unnoticed. Consequently it becomes more and more risky for ship masters not to report accidental spills that they may have caused. Find below some of these examples.

  • Cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany, prompted by a CleanSeaNet service

    Published
    01.08.2016
    Cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany, prompted by a CleanSeaNet service

    Requesting Authority: Netherlands Coastguard. Country: Netherlands and Germany border. Date: 2016. A CleanSeaNet alert report was sent regarding a possible detected spill, which was partly in the Netherlands alert areas and partly in the German alert area. The Netherlands – which routinely organises surveillance flights timed to coincide with expected CleanSeaNet services – sent an aerial surveillance asset, and the vessel was identified. Pictures were taken showing discharge of MARPOL Annex II cargo residues via a hose which was discharging above the waterline. The ship’s master confirmed ...

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