Y - 1 Oil Spill (Mid - February 1999)

Y - 2 At 0200 in a thick fog, a barge carrying oil rammed one of the Chain Bridge supports Despite the collision, the ship continued upstream Police, alerted by a driver of a vehicle on the bridge, required nearly an hour to deploy emergency vehicles to the structure –Even with special lighting, it was difficult to assess damage –But, after 30 minutes, it became clear that the damage to the bridge was serious –At the same time, a film of oil was noted on the river Oil Spill

Y - 3 River patrol boats were summoned, and by 0345 confirmed that there had been a possibly significant oil spill Checks with various authorities completed by 0430, determined that –The oil barge was a German-flagged vessel –It was capable of carrying several tons of petroleum products –Top up-stream speed when loaded was 8 knots Oil Spill — cont’d

Y - 4 Oil Spill (Mid - February 1999) A meeting is being arranged in 45 minutes to provided input for a planned press conference later this morning