Contents 2016 questionnaire 2017 wreck seminar unofficial - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Jorma Rytkönen Finnish Environment Institute

Helcom Submerged

Chapter 3 ” Wrecks”

HELCOM Submerged 12 November 2018 Warnemunde, Germany

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Contents

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• 2016 questionnaire
• 2017 wreck seminar –

unofficial wreck meeting

• outcome
• 2018 Berlin Submerged
• utcome

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Last Submerged meeting in Berlin 4th May 2018(SUBMERGED 6) was focusing into dumped ammo:

“The Meeting agreed that RESPONSE 25 would consider and HOD 55 should decide whether the work should continue through the prolongation of the mandate of the SUBMERGED Expert Group or through other arrangements such as ad hoc workshops or correspondence”.

Previous ”wreck”-related meeting was unofficially held within the SYKE’s Wreck Seminar 29 November 2017 by Finland, Estonia, Germany and Poland:

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to have the next meeting in Germany 4.5. 2018

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to ask prolongation for their work, and first inform HELCOM via Response meeting

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to define all those national bodies dealing with the wreck and munition issue to get other relevant decision makers join the work. Certain delegates have the feeling in spite of their expertise they need to have decision makers’ support….???

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share point type of workspace is needed for exchange of fresh data and short reports.

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Background

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The group still have no delegates representing Russia, Lithuania Denmark and Latvia. This unofficial meeting agreed they will first inform Response

• n their wish for prolongation of the work. In the case

HELCOM will not prolong the work, some report on the status que can be made. Meeting delegates stated, that the submerged group need to have the ongoing status, and if the mandate will be terminate in the end of 2018, there is a heavy need to continue the work, even on the basis on unofficial working group (?)

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Background

HELCOM Expert Group on environmental risks of hazardous submerged objects

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Wrecks

• Wrecks in the Baltic Sea
• Former reports
• National activities
• International activities
• Limits and quality of information
• Introduction of wrecks into the Baltic

Sea

• Areas of concern
• Hazards related to fuel and cargo oils
• Other hazards related to wrecks

1 Introduction ○ A general introduction, i.a.: ○ • Definition of wrecks (ship wrecks, aircraft wrecks, other structures?) ○ • Scope of contamination (fuel, cargo16+++) ○ • National wreck registers etc…. 2 Wrecks in the Baltic Sea Finland

○ Revised database ○ Risk analyses conducted ○ Salvage & oil removal works conducted ○ New plans

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1 Introduction ○ A general introduction, i.a.: ○ • Definition of wrecks (ship wrecks, aircraft wrecks, other structures?) ○ • Scope of contamination (fuel, cargo16+++) ○ • National wreck registers etc…. 2 Wrecks in the Baltic Sea Finland

○ Authorities and wrecks ○ Revised database ○ Risk analyses conducted ○ Salvage & oil removal works conducted ○ New plans, SVERA material

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2 Wrecks in the Baltic Sea Sweden

○ Authorities and wrecks ○ Revised database ○ Risk analyses conducted ○ Salvage & oil removal works conducted ○ Vraka project’s material & SVERA

Estonia

Authorities and wrecks Database National Plans Environmental concern Salvage projects (Runner 4, Volare)

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2 Wrecks in the Baltic Sea Poland

○ Revised database - need to be delivered ? ○ Risk analyses conducted ○ Salvage & oil removal works conducted ○ Examples: Stuttgard, Franken

Denmark

Database in Danish language Fu Shan Hai oil removal

Germany

Wreck data to be delivered ? National risk assessment ? Cases ?

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2 Wrecks in the Baltic Sea Lithuania

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Latvia

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Russia

???? Some ”unofficial data” based on recreational divers and published reports/ journals

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3 National Activities ○ Sweden – national 10 years long project ○ Finland 2019 – 2012 project ○ Poland Stutgard, Franken (new report) ○ Germany - Uwe sending something ? ○ Estonia ? Etc….. 4 International Activities ○ IMO Conventions - Nairobi Convention ○ Materials from SYKE seminar November 2017/Legal aspects

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5 Geographic distribution 5.1 Limits and quality of information

• Description of how the presented data was collated
• especially: ‘Disclaimer’ regarding incomplete data basis and

uncertainties associated with currently available historic information

5.2 Introduction of wrecks into the Baltic Sea

• Short general description of shipping history and other historical

periods from which wrecks originate

• General description to different wreck types and eras (accidental

wrecks, battle wrecks)

5.3 Areas of concern

• Maps & profiles for special areas of interest (including historic

context), i.a.:

• thematic map on number of wrecks sites
• but also maps and descriptions showing overlap of other
• List of main known wrecks will likely be suitable for placing in the

annex

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6 Environmental issues

6.1 Threat of oil pollution 6.2 Socio –economic impact evaluation 6.3 Other hazards related to wrecks 6.4. Munitions onboard

7 Risk Assessment

7.1 General background, priorization, 7.2 Risk definition 7.3 Risk of oil release 7.4 Ecological and socio-economic impact risk 7.3 NOOA example, Swedish VRAKA 7.4 Finnish ORRA salvage potential

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8 Remediation/salvage measures (oil removal) 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Techniques 8.3 Environmental conditions, water depth, 8.4 Clearing and/or dredging 8.5 Preparatory works, cleaning 8.6 Corrosion issues 8.7 marking and measuring 8.8. Oil removal 8.9. Pumps and hoses 8.10 Oil viscosity control 8.11 Vessels and logistics 8.12 oil storage and recycling plan

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9 Conclusions 10 References

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Sunken parts of MS Volare in Estonian coastline

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