Evaluation of Oil Tanker Routing per Sec. 4111(b)(7) Oil Pollution Act of 1990 - Part 2, Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coasts

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Coast Guard
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Oil tankers
  • Oil spills
  • Routing
  • Ships
  • Environmental protection
  • Evaluation
  • Pollution control
  • Natural resources
  • Decision making
  • Atlantic
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Coast Guard
• Description:
  Public demand for protection of sensitive marine resources was raised following several major oil spills. This concern generated a number of initiatives including passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) by Congress. That Act mandated several actions directed at reducing the risks associated with oil spills. Section 4111 (b) (7) called for the Secretary of Transportation to "evaluate whether areas...should be designated as zones where the movement of tankers should be limited or prohibited." In response, the Coast Guard (CG), Department of Transportation (DOT) conducted a study to identify marine resources most sensitive to spilled oil, describe tanker traffic patterns, and provide information on the protection that could be afforded those areas by routing tankers and possibly other vessels farther out to sea. The results of this study do not support a recommendation for designating specific areas where the movement of oil tankers should be restricted or prohibited. (Note: This is the second part of a two-part report. Part 1 addressed the Pacific coast, and this Part 2 covers the Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast of Florida.)
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13594/dot_13594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.36 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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