The Association has become aware of a recent series of incidents at certain ports in the U.A.E. where oil spills / pollution have taken place.
The recurring feature of these incidents has been that they have occurred while vessels were at berth and receiving bunkers from shore side road tankers.
Information available indicates that the occurrence of these spills coincided with the disconnecting of bunker hoses from manifolds. That would indicate that insufficient care and attention was paid to the concluding phase of the bunkering operation and perhaps were carried out in a hurry.
See attached file: UAE-Pollution incidents at ports.pdf
阿拉伯联合酋长国: 港口污染事件
协会注意到近期发生在阿拉伯联合酋长国一些港口的石油泄漏/污染事故。
这些事故共同的特征是，事故发生于船舶在码头接收来自岸上油罐车的石油的时候。
目前接收到的信息显示，这些泄漏事故发生时，集合管道上的油管连接处没有契合。表明，在油箱操作的最后阶段缺乏足够的谨慎和注意，很可能是匆忙操作所导致。
详细信息请参阅附件。
