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P 012333Z APR 01
FM COGARD MSD CORAM NY
TO CCGDONE BOSTON MA//M/CC//
COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-MRO//
COMCOGARD NPFC WASHINGTON DC
COMCOGARD MLC LANT NORFOLK VA//FCP//
COGARD MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND NEW HAVEN CT
COMCOGARDGRU LONG ISLAND SOUND NEW HAVEN CT
COMCOGARDGRU MORICHES NY
COMCOGARDACT NEW YORK NY
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UNCLAS //N16465//
SUBJ:  POLREP TEN, MINOR, T/B RHODE ISLAND SPILL, NORTH SHORE, LONG
ISLAND, MC01003947.
1. SITUATION:
A. GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND RESUMED MONITORING CLEAN UP AT 0700.
OPERATIONS WERE CONCENTRATED IN PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR, OLD FIELD
POINT JETTY, WEST MEADOW BEACH, AND FLAX POND, NY.
B. EXPERIENCED NO RE-OILING WITHIN, OR OUTSIDE, ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES.
CG & NYS DEC ASSESSMENT TEAM SURVEYED ENTIRE AREA AND CLEANUP CREWS
WERE DISPATCHED TO HOT SPOTS. MAJORITY OF CONTRACTOR'S EFFORTS WERE
DIRECTED TOWARDS NORTHERN WEST MEADOW BEACH, SE PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR,
OLD FIELD POINT JETTY, AND FLAX POND. EASTERN SIDE OF PORT JEFFERSON
HARBOR, AND SHORELINE BETWEEN CRANE NECK AND OLD FIELD POINT (EXCEPT
THE JETTY) HAS BEEN DEEMED CLEAN BY CG AND NYS DEC.  SE PORT JEFFERSON
HARBOR, WEST MEADOW BEACH, AND FLAX POND SHOULD BE COMPLETE ON 02APR01
AND WILL BE ASSESSED BY CG AND NYS DEC OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
C. PLANS FOR 02APR01 CONSIST OF RE-EVALUATION OF AFFECTED AREAS.
CLEAN UP EFFORTS WILL BE CONCENTRATED IN NORTHERN WEST MEADOW BEACH,
FLAX POND, SE PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR, AND OLD FIELD POINT JETTY.  MORAN
WILL PRESENT AFTER INCIDENT MAINTENANCE/MONITORING PLAN FOR REVIEW BY
CG AND NYS DEC. USFWS AND NYS DEC HAVE SET UP POSTS TO OBSERVE PIPING
PLOVER IN WEST MEADOW BEACH, LONG BEACH, AND MCALLISTER PARK.  OILED
PIPING PLOVERS OBSERVED ON 29MAR01 ARE STILL BEING MONITORED.  CLEAN
UP EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL RE-OILING ENDS.
D. LETTER OF DESIGNATION WAS ISSUED TO SEABOARD SHIPPING CORP., A
SUBSIDIARY OF MORAN SERVICES CORP.  FEDERAL FUND (FPN B01105) HAS BEEN
OPENED TO RECOVER AGENCY COSTS.  CEILING REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
FROM NYS DEC AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (USFWS).
E. NO UPDATE ON NUMBER OF WILDLIFE IMPACTED. 13 WATERFOWL HAVE
PERISHED, OVER 100 HAVE BEEN TARRED.  NYS DEC AND USFWS ARE MONITORING
THE SITUATION CLOSELY.
F. THUS FAR, COST OF CLEAN UP HAS REACHED $1,200,000 AS OF 31 MARCH.
TOTAL PERSONNEL ON SCENE WAS 130, 107 CONTRACTORS, 5 CG, 9 NYS DEC, 2
USFWS, 2 TRI-STATE BIRD RESCUE, AND 3 TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN PERSONNEL.
G.  PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1.  NO REQUEST FOR INTERVIEWS ON 01APR01.
2.  MORAN TOWING HAS PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER FOR CLAIMS RELATED TO THE
SPILL.  IT IS 1-888-422-2524.
B.  CURRENT WEATHER:  45F, NE WINDS 2 KNOTS,
C.  RESPONSIBLE PARTY:   T/B RHODE ISLAND
                         SEABOARD SHIPPING SERVICES CORP.
                         TWO GREENWICH PLAZA
                         GREENWICH, CT  06830
SEABOARD SHIPPING SERVICES CORP. IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MORAN SERVICES
CORP.
2.  ACTION TAKEN:
A.  010700R APR 01 GROUP/MSO PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SCENE AT UNIFIED
COMMAND POST LOCATED IN CEDAR BEACH, NY FOR PRE-OPS MEETING WITH STATE
RESPONDERS.
B.  0715  ALL SCAT TEAMS CONDUCTED AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR AREAS
ACCOMPANIED BY ONE CONTRACTOR TO PICK UP ANY LARGE CLUMPS OF OIL.  NRC
PERSONNEL BEGAN CLEAN UP OF FLAX POND, CRANE NECK, PORT JEFFERSON
HARBOR AND WEST MEADOW BEACH.
C.  1130  GRU/MSO LIS, NRC, STATE, AND USFWS CONFERRED ON STATUS OF
SHORELINE ASSESSMENT AND CLEAN UP.
D.  1700  GRU/MSO LIS, NRC, STATE, AND USFWS CONFERRED ON STATUS OF
CLEAN UP.  AREAS IN OLD FIELD POINT JETTY, SE PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR,
AND FLAX POND WERE IDENTIFIED AS AREAS IN GREATEST NEED OF CLEAN UP
CREWS.  PLANS WERE MADE TO RE-CONVENE AT UNIFIED COMMAND POST AT CEDAR
BEACH AT 0700 FOLLOWING MORNING TO CONTINUE CLEAN UP.
3. CO'S ASSESSMENT:
A.  PRIMARY CLEAN UP IS NEARING COMPLETION. NO RE-OILING OCCURRED ON
01APR01.  MORAN IS DEVELOPING MAINTENANCE PLAN TO TAKE EFFECT AFTER
PRIMARY CLEAN UP IS COMPLETE.  ONCE APPROVED BY THE CG AND NYS DEC THE
SPECIFICS OF THE PLAN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN A PRESS
RELEASE. NO FURTHER WILDLIFE IMPACTED TODAY.
B.  MSFO TO MONITOR CLEANUP.
4.  CASE PENDS.
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