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GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND
FORESTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2625
TO
BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2006
POLLUTION DUE TO
WRECKAGE OF OIL TANKER
2625.
SHRI RASHEED
MASOOD
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Will the Minister of
ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to
state:-
(a) whether Japanese Oil tanker collided
and got wrecked in Indian Ocean;
(b) if so, the extent of damage caused to
the environment as a consequences thereof;
and
(c) the steps being taken to prevent
recurrence of such incident in future?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS ( SHRI NAMO NARAIN
MEENA)
(a) & (b)As per the information
furnished by the Coast Guard Headquarters
, Ministry of Defence, there was a
collision between a Singaporean flag ship
MT Bright Artemis, a Very Large Crude
Carrier (VLCC) and the Indonesian Flag
General cargo vessel MV Amar on 14th
August, 2006 of 290 nautical miles West of
Indira Point in Great Nicobar Island ,
outside Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
. The collision resulted in a spillage of
approximately 4,500 tonnes of crude oil.
The oil spill is reported to have
disintegrated with the prevailing rough
sea conditions and wave actions. The
owners of MT Bright Artemis M/s MOL Tank
Ship Management, Singapore had engaged M/s
East Asia Response Ltd., Singapore for
assessment and containment of oil spill
and for aerial spraying of oil spill
dispersant. No damage is reported to the
environment in the Indian Exclusive
Economic Zone .
(c) The Indian Coast Guard( ICG) being the
Central Coordination Authority (CCA) for
combating oil spill in the maritime zones
and the nodal agency for implementation of
the National oil Spill Disaster
Contingency Plan(NOS-DCP) is taking all
possible measures to protect our marine
environment from any such incidents
resulting in threat to our marine
environment
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