Finland's northern location presents operational and logistical challenges to effective oil spill response operation in the wintertime as the northern parts of the Baltic Sea are covered by ice almost every winter. In Finland the Regional Rescue Services (RRS) are responsible for near shore spill response and shoreline cleanup operations. To improve their cold weather response capability four coastal RRS initiated a joint project to develop a shoreline cold weather response plan. This project called WinterSOKO (A32372) focuses on the response options applicable in cold conditions and the spill response logistics on snow- and ice-covered shorelines and near shore waters. This paper presents the logistical approach used in the project. Optimal combination of marine and land based logistical support is a key success factor as the cold weather response requires a holistic management of multiple response strategies with variable conditions in the spill site.
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May 01 2014
Regional Planning for Shoreline Cold Weather Oil Spill Response in Finland
J. Halonen
J. Halonen
Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, ID 300140
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International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings (2014) 2014 (1): 300140.
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J. Halonen; Regional Planning for Shoreline Cold Weather Oil Spill Response in Finland. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1 May 2014; 2014 (1): 300140. doi: https://doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2014-1-300140.1
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