Technical Report - Discharge facilities for oil recovered at sea

This report is the main deliverable of the project "Study on discharge facilities for oil recovered at sea – Geographical distribution, technical challenges, solutions and alternatives related to the discharge of oil recovered at sea by specialised vessels, following a large oil spill in Europe" (EMSA OP/07/2011), commissioned by EMSA. The objective of the project, as determined in its tender specifications, was to provide EMSA with a study on available facilities to receive oil recovered at sea by the Agency's specialised response vessels following a large oil spill, The discharge of oil to these facilities will allow EMSA's vessels to maximise their time spent in oil recovery operations. The treatment and final disposal of recovered oil were out of the scope of the project.