Iron Baron oil spill, July 1995 : long term environmental impact and recovery.
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TextPublication details: [Hobart, Tas.] : Dept. of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, [1999]Description: iv, 342 p. : ill. (some col.), mapsSubject: On Monday, 10 July 1995, at 7.38 p.m. (EST) the Iron Baron, a 37,557 dwt BHP chartered bulk carrier, ran aground on Hebe Reef at the mouth of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania, Australia, spilling a total of approximately 325 tonnes of bunker fuel oil. Due to prevailing tidal and weather conditions, oil came ashore at the mouth of the Tamar River estuary, along part of the northern Tasmanian coast and on some eastern Bass Strait islands. After attempts to salvage the Iron Baron over a period of more than two weeks were unsuccessful, she was dumped offshore. One of the first considerations of the State Marine Pollution Committee and BHP Transport after notification of the oil spill was to ensure that there was effective monitoring of the spill and of the clean-up operations. A meeting of the State Marine Pollution Committee was held at Bell Bay on 12 July to explore options for establishment of a monitoring program, later properly redefined as a Long Term Impact Assessment Program
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On Monday, 10 July 1995, at 7.38 p.m. (EST) the Iron Baron, a 37,557 dwt BHP chartered bulk carrier, ran aground on Hebe Reef at the mouth of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania, Australia, spilling a total of approximately 325 tonnes of bunker fuel oil. Due to prevailing tidal and weather conditions, oil came ashore at the mouth of the Tamar River estuary, along part of the northern Tasmanian coast and on some eastern Bass Strait islands. After attempts to salvage the Iron Baron over a period of more than two weeks were unsuccessful, she was dumped offshore. One of the first considerations of the State Marine Pollution Committee and BHP Transport after notification of the oil spill was to ensure that there was effective monitoring of the spill and of the clean-up operations. A meeting of the State Marine Pollution Committee was held at Bell Bay on 12 July to explore options for establishment of a monitoring program, later properly redefined as a Long Term Impact Assessment Program
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