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LNGC CATALUNYA SPIRIT
Loss of Propulsion
off the
Massachusetts Coast
2/11/08
CAPT Gail Kulisch
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008
Situation
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Monday, 11 Feb 2008, 6:30 a.m., LNGC CATALUNYA SPIRIT reports loss of
propulsion ~ 37nm off Provincetown.
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Tugs enroute.
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Established Incident Command Post at Sector Boston w/ Unified Command reps:
FOSC – U.S. Coast Guard
SOSC – Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection
RP
– Teekay Shipping
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CGC ESCANABA diverted to vessel as On Scene Commander
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CG helicopter air lifts technicians, class surveyor and CG response personnel to
CATALUNYA SPIRIT for inspection/investigation.
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Tugs took control of vessel at 2200.
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008
Situation
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Wednesday, 13 Feb 08,
CATALUNYA SPIRIT towed to
safe area 7 NM off Gloucester.
Safety/Security zone enforced
around vessel.
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Thursday, 14 Feb 08, propulsion
and power generating system
tested with satisfactory results.
Tests and repairs continued.
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Friday, 15 Feb 08, class
surveyor deemed ship safe to
sail, detention rescinded, vessel
departed zone – returned to
international service.
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008
Vessel Path
CULTIVATOR
SHOALS
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March 18, 2008
Trajectory for diesel/bunker fuel onboard
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Marine Inspector, Investigator,
Class Society & Tech reps onboard
Tug ATLANTIC SALVOR
Tug IONA MACALLISTER
Tug FREEDOM
Tug LIBERTY
LNGC CATALUNYA SPIRIT
USCGC ESCANABA
OSRV ME RESPONDER
OSRV NJ RESPONDER
OSRV DEL RESPONDER on stand-by
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008
Pollution Response
• Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) under contract with The
O’Brien’s Group (QI).
• OSRV MAINE RESPONDER and OSRV NEW JERSEY
RESPONDER on-scene with OSRV DELAWARE RESPONDER on
stand-by.
• Environmental Unit and Technical Specialists developed Shoreline
Protection/Recovery Plan.
– sensitive areas
– protective booming strategies
– list of equipment/resources available
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March 18, 2008
Safe Area for Vessel
• Utilized COMDTINST 16451.9; U.S. Coast Guard Places of Refuge
Policy to conduct risk assessment of 3 potential safe areas.
• Risk = Probability x Consequences
– evaluated affect of towing, sea
conditions, currents, wind, ease of
response operations, etc.
Consequences – Human Health and Safety
– Natural Resources
– Economic Impacts
Probability
• Determined “Northern Area” location was lowest risk option for
vessel.
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008
Best Practices
• Maintained high degree of situational awareness
– on-site presence (Marine Inspector onboard vessel, USCGC ESCANABA onscene, etc)
– Common Operating Picture (COP)
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March 18, 2008
Best Practices
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ICS/Unified Command
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Disciplined positive control
– fully manned 24x7 for duration of operation
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Rigorous planning cycle
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Aggressively managed transitions
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Valuing the risk equation
Risk = threat x vulnerability x CONSEQUENCE
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008
DATE: February 16, 2008 09:37:58 EST
News Release
Date: Feb. 16, 2008
Contact: Bobby Nash
(305) 318-1864
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Anchor
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard and other local agencies are searching for a ship’s missing anchor in the Cooper River Saturday
morning.
The Siteam Aniara, a 584-foot Liberian-flagged tank vessel, lost propulsion in the Cooper River just north of the Ravenel Bridge. The vessel
dropped its port anchor; however, it separated from the vessel and remains in the Cooper River between Drum Island Reach and Wando Lower
Reach. The exact position and depth of the anchor is unknown.
Siteam Aniara has been secured and the Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Charleston has established a safety zone for the Cooper and Wando
River from the Ravenel Bridge to the Don Holt Bridge. Vessels with a draft of more than 20-feet are prohibited from entering the safety zone
without the permission of the captain of the port.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the incident.
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Best Practices
• Strategic communications as
element of operations
– 4-hour TACREPS & conference
calls
– words matter
• Establishing and being guided
by benchmarks
– successful operation and testing
of vessel propulsion system
– completion of permanent repairs
– satisfaction of class society
– approval of class report, removal
of detention, return vessel to int’l
service
• Rigor to root cause analysis
– early engagement of subject
matter experts on-scene/external
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March 18, 2008
To Main Steam
System/Engines
Steam feed pump
Electric feed pump
Steam feed pump
Emergency Generator
1
Feed pump
trip on back
press.
Boiler
2
Boiler
Emergency Circuit
Power
Boilers trip on low water
level
Inability to provide
electricity to main
Diesel Generator
switchboard
Turbo-generator
Main Switchboard
Turbo-generator
3
Power to main switchboard
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March 18, 2008
Vessel Casualty
Causative Factors:
• Defective back pressure trip.
• Commonly shared discharge line from steam feed pumps
(common trip).
• Crew failure to start electric feed pump.
• Inability to supply power from the diesel generator to main supply
panel.
• Crew failure to properly reset diesel generator breakers.
Corrective Actions:
• Faulty back pressure trip repaired.
• Additional alarm installed in system for back pressure trip line.
• Vessel operating protocol created for loss of steam feed pump
including remedial actions.
• Maintenance procedures modified for diesel generator.
• Crew training and operational procedures created to address
proper reset procedure for diesel generator breakers.
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March 18, 2008
Key Issues
• Vessel/crew/public/environment safety
• Sustainment of natural gas supply chain integrity to NE
• Information management demands/political concerns
• Thorough casualty investigation
• Complexity of command and control within shipping companies
• Overlapping jurisdictions
US Coast Guard Sector Boston
March 18, 2008