VIDEO- Iceland Coast Guard Hunts Down Vessel After Satellite Spots Pollution.mp4
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This footage shows the Iceland Coast Guard hunting down a vessel after a satellite spotted pollution emanating from it as a height of 700 kilometres.
The Iceland Coast Guard shared the footage online showing one of their helicopters looking for the source of the pollution.
They also said: "The Coast Guard stopped the movement of a foreign cargo ship that was on its way to the port of Reykjavík yesterday morning after the Coast Guard's control center received a warning from EMSA, the European Maritime Safety Agency, which indicated that pollution could be caused by the ship. The alert was based on a satellite image.
"It was of such a nature that it was considered important to make sure that the ship was not yet emitting pollution before it got too close to land so that oil-polluted sea could not reach the shores. The Coast Guard's helicopter squadron was called out, as was the LHG's special squad on the patrol boat Óðinn. The Environment Agency and the Icelandic Transport Authority were also notified, as planned for acute pollution.
"The crew of the Odinn patrol boat, together with an expert from the Environment Agency, made sure that no oil spills were visible from the ship. After that, the ship was allowed to stay at the port, where the Port State Inspectorate of the Icelandic Transport Authority received it for further inspection.
"The Coast Guard's helicopter crew spotted an oil slick on the ship's sailing route, north and west of Garoskagi, and the patrol boat Odinn was sent to take samples from the sea. The samples will be sent for further analysis abroad by the Environment Agency.
"The Coast Guard receives almost daily sent satellite images of the sea area around Iceland that detect possible pollution in the sea. The Coast Guard's staff examines whether there is actual pollution or other natural phenomena, such as freshly frozen sea or algae blooms.
Reykjavík, Iceland
Dec. 13, 2021
Source: Iceland Coast Guard
#Pollution #Conservation #Iceland
The Iceland Coast Guard shared the footage online showing one of their helicopters looking for the source of the pollution.
They also said: "The Coast Guard stopped the movement of a foreign cargo ship that was on its way to the port of Reykjavík yesterday morning after the Coast Guard's control center received a warning from EMSA, the European Maritime Safety Agency, which indicated that pollution could be caused by the ship. The alert was based on a satellite image.
"It was of such a nature that it was considered important to make sure that the ship was not yet emitting pollution before it got too close to land so that oil-polluted sea could not reach the shores. The Coast Guard's helicopter squadron was called out, as was the LHG's special squad on the patrol boat Óðinn. The Environment Agency and the Icelandic Transport Authority were also notified, as planned for acute pollution.
"The crew of the Odinn patrol boat, together with an expert from the Environment Agency, made sure that no oil spills were visible from the ship. After that, the ship was allowed to stay at the port, where the Port State Inspectorate of the Icelandic Transport Authority received it for further inspection.
"The Coast Guard's helicopter crew spotted an oil slick on the ship's sailing route, north and west of Garoskagi, and the patrol boat Odinn was sent to take samples from the sea. The samples will be sent for further analysis abroad by the Environment Agency.
"The Coast Guard receives almost daily sent satellite images of the sea area around Iceland that detect possible pollution in the sea. The Coast Guard's staff examines whether there is actual pollution or other natural phenomena, such as freshly frozen sea or algae blooms.
Reykjavík, Iceland
Dec. 13, 2021
Source: Iceland Coast Guard
#Pollution #Conservation #Iceland