We would like to inform our clients the latest update on oil spill at Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A after the explosion and oil spill from the oil rig “Deepwater Horizon”. Refer to the source; The U.S. Coast Guard advises vessel traffic to avoid any spill areas during voyages in the vicinity of Southeast Louisiana, as well as the approaches to Southwest Pass. At present, the outflow of fresh water from the Mississippi River should tend to keep oil away from the immediate approaches to Southwest Pass. There are still unobstructed at Mississippi River and its primary deep water entrance, Southwest pass, remain fully open to inbound and outbound marine traffic.

But in the future, depending on the movement of oil on the water, it may be necessary for vessels to divert outside the “safety fairways” in order to make their approach to the Southwest Pass sea buoy. We suggest the client may advise pilot to approaching U.S. Coast Pilot if necessary. If any vessel becomes oiled during the approach to the areas, the U.S Coast Guard may be required to stop at “Decontamination Stations” in the lower river before proceeding and this could eventually become mandatory. Therefore we do recommend our client instructs the vessels steering around any obvious floating oil.

We would advise all our Client should liaise in the first instance with their local agents, who should be aware of the latest position. We would be notifying you if we receive any further information.

Marketing Department / Claims Department

美国–墨西哥湾的石油泄漏最新消息

我们向各位客户提供有关于「深海地平线」石油钻井平台发生爆炸和石油泄漏事故后的最新消息。根据消息显示，美国海岸卫队建议船舶在路易斯安那州东南端邻近海域以及前往密西西比河西南入海口的海域航行时避免进入漏油区域航行。目前密西西比河的淡水流量应该可以使进入西南口的直接航道免受油污染。密西西比河及其主要深海入口(即西南入海口)仍然全面开放供进出口船舶航行。

目前这些海域都没有设置航行障碍，但是在不久的将来船舶有可能不能使用这些「安全航道」前往密西西比河西南入海口，这将取决于水上石油的流动情况。我们建议客户可以向引航员作出指引，必要时与美国海岸卫队的引航员进行联系。

如果船舶在前往该地区途中沾染上泄露的石油，美国海岸卫队会指示该被污染船舶在浅水区域的「污染清除站」停泊进行油污处理。因此我们建议客户让船舶绕过任何明显有石油漂浮的海域航行。

我們建議我們的客戶应及时与当地的船舶代理联系以掌握最新的情况。

如若有进一步的消息，我们将及时告知各位各户。

市场部/理赔部