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P 031554Z 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 TWELVE AND
FINAL, MINOR, T/B RHODE ISLAND SPILL, NORTH

SHORE, LONG

ISLAND,
MC01003947.

1. SITUATION:

A. GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND RESUMED ASSESSING
AFFECTED AREAS AT

0800. CONTRACTOR TEAMS WERE STANDING BY IF THERE WERE ANY
REPORTS OF

RE-OILING.  A CG TEAM SURVEYED THE EASTERN AREA FROM CEDAR BEACH
TO

WILDWOOD STATE PARK.  A NYS DEC TEAM SURVEYED THE WESTERN AREA FROM

WEST
MEADOW BEACH TO PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR.

B. EXPERIENCED NO RE-OILING WITHIN,
OR OUTSIDE, ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES

FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW. CG ASSESSMENT
TEAM SURVEYED THE EASTERN

AREA AND OBSERVED NO RE-OILING.  ALL AREAS HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED BY THE

CG AND NYS DEC THROUGH AT LEAST TWO TIDE CYCLES.  MORAN
SERVICES CORP.

HAS SUBMITTED AN ACCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE PLAN TO UNIFIED
COMMAND, WHICH

WILL TAKE EFFECT TODAY.

C.  FUTURE PLANS CONSIST OF REGULAR
CONTRACTOR BEACH ASSESSMENTS FOR

THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WITH CLEAN UP TEAMS
READY TO RESPOND IF RE-OILING

OCCURS.  CG AND NYS DEC WILL ALSO MAKE
SHORELINE ASSESSMENTS, AND

REPORT ANY FINDINGS TO MORAN REPRESENTATIVES.
MORAN HAS PROVIDED A

HOT LINE NUMBER FOR CITIZENS REPORTING ANY RE-OILING,
WHICH IS 1-888-

422-2524. THIS IS THE SAME NUMBER FOR CITIZENS TO REPORT
CLAIMS OR

DAMAGES THAT OCCURRED FROM THIS SPILL.  POSTS TO OBSERVE PIPING
PLOVER

IN WEST MEADOW BEACH, LONG BEACH, AND MCALLISTER PARK WILL REMAIN
AND

BE MONITORED BY NYS DEC, USFWS, AND TRADE-WINDS.  OILED PIPING
PLOVERS

OBSERVED ON 29MAR01 ARE STILL BEING MONITORED.

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, UP TO 100 HAVE BEEN TARRED.  NYS DEC AND USFWS
ARE

MONITORING THE SITUATION CLOSELY.

F. THUS FAR, COST OF CLEAN UP HAS
REACHED $1,375,000 AS OF 01 APRIL.

TOTAL PERSONNEL ON SCENE WAS 26, 17
CONTRACTORS, 5 CG, AND 4 NYS DEC.

G.  PUBLIC AFFAIRS

1.  COTP ATTENDED A
PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN

OFFICE HOSTED NY TOWN
SUPERVISOR, JOHN LAVALLE.  NYS DEC WAS IN

ATTENDANCE.

2.  MORAN TOWING HAS
PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER FOR REPORTING RE-OILING

AND 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.
030900R APR 01 GROUP/MSO PERSONNEL CONDUCTED A HARBOR PATROL OF

CEDAR BEACH
EAST TO WILDWOOD STATE PARK.  NO RE-OILING WAS OBSERVED.

B.  1200 COTP AND
MSFO SUPERVISOR ATTENDED A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE

TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN
OFFICE, HOSTED BY TOWN SUPERVISOR, JOHN LAVALLE.

3. CO'S ASSESSMENT:

A.
PRIMARY CLEAN UP SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED ON THE 12TH DAY. NO RE-

OILING
OCCURRED ON 03APR01, AND ALL AREAS HAVE MET TWO TIDE CYCLE

CRITERIA TODAY.
OPERATIONS TRANSFERRING TO MAINTENANCE PLAN.

MAINTENANCE PLAN ADDRESSES
MONITORING, RESPONSE, AND REMEDIATION

STANDARDS TO POTENTIAL REPORTS OF
RE-OILING BY EITHER THE CG, NYS DEC,

OR PUBLIC. I WOULD NOT BE AT ALL
SURPRISED IF REPORTS OF OIL ARE

RECEIVED AFTER STRONG STORM SYSTEMS PASS
THROUGH.  HAVE SENSITIZED

LOCAL MEDIA AND PUBLIC OF POSSIBILITY.  NYS DEC
AND USFWS WILL

CONTINUE TO MONITOR WILDLIFE ISSUES.  THE THREE OILED PIPING
PLOVERS

ARE BEING CLOSELY WATCHED.  PROGNOSIS IS GOOD, AND CHANCES FOR
FULL

RECOVERY WILL INCREASE AS AIR TEMPERATURES INCREASE.

B.  MSFO TO
MONITOR MAINTENANCE PHASE.

4.  CASE CLOSED.

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