Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KOLONIA106
2009-07-24 04:16:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kolonia
Cable title:
RECENT HAZMAT TRAINING USED IN RESPONSE TO AMMONIA LEAK
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UNCLAS KOLONIA 000106
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EWWT EFIS FM
SUBJECT: RECENT HAZMAT TRAINING USED IN RESPONSE TO AMMONIA LEAK
UNCLAS KOLONIA 000106
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EWWT EFIS FM
SUBJECT: RECENT HAZMAT TRAINING USED IN RESPONSE TO AMMONIA LEAK
1. On July 21 a purse seiner at anchor in Pohnpei sprung an
ammonia leak in one of its chillers. The leak killed one
Filipino seaman.
2. Pohnpei Port Authority Acting General Manager and Safety and
Security Manager Ron Reyes informed Econ/Conoff on July 23 that
the Port's HAZMAT Team responded to the initial reports of
deaths aboard ship in Pohnpei's harbor. Reyes stated that
through the FSM National Government and USG assistance, the port
security services went through HAZMAT training three weeks
earlier. He added that part of the training was the formation
of a HAZMAT Team. Officers from Air Rescue Firefighters (ARF),
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),and the Department of
Public Safety (DPS or police) make up the newly established
HAZMAT Team.
3. Using the experience gained in its recent training the
HAZMAT team evacuated the ship that suffered the ammonia leak.
The team also located the deceased seaman's body and removed him
from the ship. Onshore, the team established a decontamination
site for the seaman brought ashore. The team returned to the
ship on July 22 to conduct a more thorough assessment and
determined that it was safe to return to the ship and there was
no threat to anyone on shore.
4. Although the most recent trainers for the ARF, EPA, and DPS
were contractors hired by the FSM national government, Reyes
expressed appreciation to the USG for its role in helping the
FSM prepare to respond to such emergencies.
DOUGLASSWD
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV EWWT EFIS FM
SUBJECT: RECENT HAZMAT TRAINING USED IN RESPONSE TO AMMONIA LEAK
1. On July 21 a purse seiner at anchor in Pohnpei sprung an
ammonia leak in one of its chillers. The leak killed one
Filipino seaman.
2. Pohnpei Port Authority Acting General Manager and Safety and
Security Manager Ron Reyes informed Econ/Conoff on July 23 that
the Port's HAZMAT Team responded to the initial reports of
deaths aboard ship in Pohnpei's harbor. Reyes stated that
through the FSM National Government and USG assistance, the port
security services went through HAZMAT training three weeks
earlier. He added that part of the training was the formation
of a HAZMAT Team. Officers from Air Rescue Firefighters (ARF),
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),and the Department of
Public Safety (DPS or police) make up the newly established
HAZMAT Team.
3. Using the experience gained in its recent training the
HAZMAT team evacuated the ship that suffered the ammonia leak.
The team also located the deceased seaman's body and removed him
from the ship. Onshore, the team established a decontamination
site for the seaman brought ashore. The team returned to the
ship on July 22 to conduct a more thorough assessment and
determined that it was safe to return to the ship and there was
no threat to anyone on shore.
4. Although the most recent trainers for the ARF, EPA, and DPS
were contractors hired by the FSM national government, Reyes
expressed appreciation to the USG for its role in helping the
FSM prepare to respond to such emergencies.
DOUGLASSWD