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ID BLACK SEA 9520988
About 1.5 tonnes of the pesticide methyl bromide has been released into the hull of the "d Black Sea" anchored in Bass Strait. The vessel has been anchored about four kilometres off the coast of Burnie since July 14, 2010, morning. The ship's operator had been waiting for seas to ease so pine logs on board could be safely fumigated. On July 15 a part of the crew was ferried back to shore and it is believed that eight seafarers remain on board, as well as two Tasports fumigation experts. When the process is finished in about two days, the ozone-depleting gas will be released into the atmosphere.
ID BLACK SEA 9520988
The "Id Black Sea" has left Burnie's port in the morning of July 13, 2010, loaded with Tasmanian logs to be fumigated at sea. It is carrying a load of radiata pine logs out into Bass Strait. The ship will anchor about four kilometres from the port where its cargo holds will be filled with the pesticide methyl bromide. 11 crew members will return to land during the fumigation, leaving eight on board, plus two Tasports fumigation experts. The ship is expected to return to port on July 16 to load more hardwood logs that do not need fumigating. The ship will leave for China on July 17.
ID BLACK SEA 9520988
A Burnie log shipment needing fumigation before export to China is preparing to leave port. Logs stacked above the deck of the “ID Black Sea” at Burnie are not required to be fumigated. Forestry is exporting about 16,000 cubic metres of radiata pine logs that are due to be treated with the pesticide methyl bromide this week. The shipment to China also includes about 13,000 cubic metres of eucalyptus logs, some of which are visible above the deck. The hardwood logs do not require fumigation to meet Chinese quarantine standards. The pine logs are in sealed compartments below deck. Bad weather has delayed the ship's departure but its operators say it will leave port July 14 morning. Fumigation of the pine logs below deck is likely to begin the following day with eight of the 19 crew members staying on board. The International Transport Workers Federation claims treating the logs with methyl bromide four kilometres out to sea is in breach of International Maritime Organisation guidelines.
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