WEBVTT 00:13.940 --> 00:14.940 Yes . 00:17.740 --> 00:20.620 Yeah . Yeah . 00:22.440 --> 00:25.760 Yeah . Mm hmm , mm hmm . 00:29.440 --> 00:33.280 No . Okay , mm hmm . 00:35.240 --> 00:37.950 It just needs to be able to . Mm hmm , 00:40.440 --> 00:40.980 mm hmm . 00:44.740 --> 00:45.740 Mhm , 00:49.240 --> 00:50.240 mm hmm . 00:56.940 --> 00:57.940 Okay . 01:00.440 --> 01:04.440 Mhm . Anything else ? Okay . That 01:04.440 --> 01:08.150 was a trick . Yeah . Mhm . 01:11.740 --> 01:14.490 Okay . Good morning . 01:14.490 --> 01:17.580 Everyone is Petty Officer , Michael 01:17.580 --> 01:19.747 Himes with the U . S . Coast Guard and 01:19.747 --> 01:21.913 the Public information Officer for the 01:21.913 --> 01:24.136 Saint Simon's Sound incident response . 01:24.136 --> 01:26.247 Thank you all for being here today at 01:26.247 --> 01:28.302 Mayor's Point Terminal . The Georgia 01:28.302 --> 01:30.302 ports Authority . This is an active 01:30.302 --> 01:33.970 support . So please uh practice good 01:33.970 --> 01:36.192 safety measures . We've got many people 01:36.192 --> 01:38.137 out here that are making sure that 01:38.137 --> 01:40.359 traffic is not getting in the way . But 01:40.359 --> 01:42.414 because it's an active ports , we we 01:42.414 --> 01:44.750 ask you to keep your head on a swivel . 01:45.240 --> 01:47.370 I'm going to introduce our speakers . 01:47.380 --> 01:49.547 We have about 15 minutes of statements 01:49.550 --> 01:51.280 from from all of our major 01:51.280 --> 01:53.391 representatives here . I'm also gonna 01:53.391 --> 01:56.010 spell out their names for you . So are 01:56.020 --> 01:59.820 in order is Commander Efren Lopez E F 01:59.830 --> 02:03.060 R E E N L O P E Z . 02:03.940 --> 02:05.718 Us Coast Guard Federal on scene 02:05.718 --> 02:09.480 Coordinator . And mr chris graph . C 02:09.480 --> 02:13.020 H R I S G R A F F . The 02:13.030 --> 02:15.900 response Director for Gallagher . 02:15.900 --> 02:18.530 Marine Systems Responsible Party 02:18.530 --> 02:21.750 Representative . We have Mr matt Cooke . 02:21.760 --> 02:25.010 M A T T C 00 K E . 02:25.020 --> 02:28.350 Project Manager for T and T salvage . 02:28.360 --> 02:31.250 Lead wreck removal contractor . And we 02:31.250 --> 02:34.930 have mr john maddox . M J O H 02:34.940 --> 02:38.510 N M A . D D O X . Is the 02:38.520 --> 02:40.660 Emergency Response Manager for the 02:40.660 --> 02:42.716 Environmental Protection division of 02:42.716 --> 02:44.716 the Georgia . Department of Natural 02:44.716 --> 02:46.882 Resources . And then lastly we have Mr 02:46.882 --> 02:50.870 Tyler jones ? T Y L E R J . O N . E . S . 02:50.960 --> 02:53.470 Is the Public Information Officer for 02:53.470 --> 02:55.581 the Coastal Resources division of the 02:55.581 --> 02:57.359 Georgia , Department of Natural 02:57.359 --> 02:59.526 Resources . We want to emphasize today 02:59.526 --> 03:01.920 of the historical significance of 03:01.930 --> 03:04.041 removing the golden ray wreck and our 03:04.041 --> 03:06.440 speakers will emphasize that after the 03:06.440 --> 03:08.670 speakers finish , I'll come back up to 03:08.680 --> 03:11.190 to take questions and also to 03:11.190 --> 03:13.320 coordinate some one on one interviews 03:13.320 --> 03:15.376 with our workforce that is available 03:15.376 --> 03:17.653 for you today . So with that commander , 03:17.840 --> 03:18.840 it's okay . 03:21.840 --> 03:24.160 Good morning and thank you for joining 03:24.160 --> 03:26.390 us . Uh As you mentioned , I'm 03:26.390 --> 03:28.557 Commander Efren Lopez with the U . S . 03:28.557 --> 03:30.168 Coast Guard Federal on Scene 03:30.168 --> 03:32.230 Coordinator . I'm responsible for 03:32.230 --> 03:34.119 overseeing and reviewing the work 03:34.119 --> 03:36.341 performed to ensure compliance with the 03:36.341 --> 03:37.952 oil pollution act , National 03:37.952 --> 03:40.008 Contingency plan and the Clean Water 03:40.008 --> 03:41.841 Act , fulfilling the Coast Guard 03:41.841 --> 03:44.119 strategic roles of ensuring the safety , 03:44.119 --> 03:45.897 security and stewardship of the 03:45.897 --> 03:48.500 nation's waters . We have accomplished 03:48.500 --> 03:52.390 a great feat , mm hmm . Over the 03:52.390 --> 03:55.760 last two years we have done we've 03:55.760 --> 03:58.960 rescued 23 crew members , four of which 03:58.970 --> 04:00.581 were stuck inside the engine 04:00.581 --> 04:03.650 compartment for over 30 hours , none 04:03.650 --> 04:06.060 sustaining life threatening injuries . 04:06.080 --> 04:08.750 Now we have completed the largest wreck 04:08.750 --> 04:11.860 removal in us history . From the 04:11.860 --> 04:13.971 beginning , we knew this was going to 04:13.971 --> 04:15.638 be an extremely difficult and 04:15.638 --> 04:18.000 complicated operation experts from 04:18.000 --> 04:20.000 around the world were brought in to 04:20.000 --> 04:22.410 ensure success . We developed plans 04:22.410 --> 04:24.960 around a clear objective , eliminating 04:24.960 --> 04:27.127 the wreck while safeguarding lives the 04:27.127 --> 04:30.050 environment and Commerce . We adapted 04:30.050 --> 04:32.320 those plans as lessons were learned was 04:32.330 --> 04:34.750 learned in order to keep our objectives 04:34.750 --> 04:38.280 in focus collaboration , cooperation 04:38.280 --> 04:40.370 with agencies like the Army Corps of 04:40.370 --> 04:43.640 Engineers , Noah custom and border 04:43.640 --> 04:45.807 patrols and many more were essential . 04:45.807 --> 04:48.180 As we activated an extensive array of 04:48.180 --> 04:50.960 assets , initiate layers of mitigation 04:50.960 --> 04:53.120 strategies and responded to complex 04:53.120 --> 04:56.140 challenges . Our responders have 04:56.140 --> 04:59.150 performed over three million man hours 05:03.130 --> 05:06.050 in extremely difficult and dangerous 05:06.050 --> 05:08.680 operation , maintaining an un 05:08.690 --> 05:11.460 unimpeachable safety record . 05:11.840 --> 05:14.430 Thank you to all our safety officers 05:14.440 --> 05:16.870 and all our workers behind me for 05:16.870 --> 05:19.160 making safety a priority . 05:20.700 --> 05:24.250 Covid impacted our response and it was 05:24.250 --> 05:26.880 across many fronts by creating 05:26.880 --> 05:29.210 slowdowns in the fabrication of 05:29.210 --> 05:32.700 critical wreck removal equipment mostly 05:32.710 --> 05:35.760 threatening the lives of our 05:35.760 --> 05:39.150 responders . Our personnel 05:39.150 --> 05:41.550 immediately took actions . We 05:41.550 --> 05:44.010 established COVID policies and 05:44.010 --> 05:47.070 mitigation efforts showing extremely 05:47.070 --> 05:50.200 successful . We've had excess of 10,000 05:50.200 --> 05:53.570 personnel rotations with only 50 05:53.570 --> 05:56.680 confirmed covid cases . That's less 05:56.680 --> 06:00.250 than half of one Compared to over 06:00.250 --> 06:03.850 10% throughout the nation . We had 06:03.850 --> 06:06.420 zero reported cases in our tier one 06:06.430 --> 06:09.390 bubble which contained most of our most 06:09.390 --> 06:10.557 critical personnel . 06:13.240 --> 06:15.462 That shows a perfect example of how the 06:15.462 --> 06:18.790 team gathered and establish some 06:18.790 --> 06:22.330 policies to ensure the safety of our 06:22.340 --> 06:24.451 most critical personnel . I'd like to 06:24.451 --> 06:26.710 thank congressman carter and Glenn 06:26.710 --> 06:28.510 County Department of Health for 06:28.510 --> 06:30.677 assisting us with getting our response 06:30.677 --> 06:33.990 our responders vaccinated tested and 06:33.990 --> 06:37.800 supporting our Covid policy . We also 06:37.800 --> 06:40.380 endured several severe weather events . 06:41.040 --> 06:43.520 Two extremely busy hurricane seasons 06:43.530 --> 06:46.080 along with the extreme tidal shifts 06:46.090 --> 06:49.020 that constantly threaten the safety of 06:49.020 --> 06:52.110 our operations here . With the help of 06:52.120 --> 06:54.470 the National Weather Service , our 06:54.470 --> 06:56.810 staff monitored every heavy weather 06:56.810 --> 07:00.800 event and we established , we 07:00.800 --> 07:02.911 established our heavy weather plan as 07:02.911 --> 07:04.744 necessary , securing equipment , 07:05.240 --> 07:07.430 vessels and facilities as well as our 07:07.430 --> 07:09.920 safety of our responders . Okay , 07:14.740 --> 07:18.560 alright , a little windy with 07:18.560 --> 07:20.782 all these obstacles , obstacles that we 07:20.782 --> 07:23.710 face . We completed the wreck removal 07:23.720 --> 07:26.190 in a timely manner . This could not 07:26.190 --> 07:28.134 have been accomplished without the 07:28.134 --> 07:29.912 collective hard work of all our 07:29.912 --> 07:32.180 personnel nor without the partnerships 07:32.180 --> 07:34.960 across public and private sectors . 07:35.440 --> 07:37.450 Unified efforts from all levels of 07:37.450 --> 07:39.730 government , the salvage industry and 07:39.730 --> 07:42.350 the environmental response in industry 07:42.350 --> 07:44.461 contributed to the completion of this 07:44.461 --> 07:47.440 historic heavy lift . The team has 07:47.440 --> 07:49.690 established a playbook to be used 07:49.690 --> 07:52.450 throughout the the world on the events 07:52.450 --> 07:56.140 of this nature . Lastly , zero 07:56.140 --> 07:58.670 taxpayer dollars are being spent on 07:58.670 --> 08:02.170 this response . The Oil Liability Trust 08:02.170 --> 08:04.226 Fund has reimbursed over $20 million 08:04.226 --> 08:06.410 dollars in costs incurred by federal 08:06.410 --> 08:08.950 and state agencies . The trust is 08:08.950 --> 08:11.360 funded by tax imposed on domestic and 08:11.370 --> 08:14.350 imported oil . The responsible party 08:14.350 --> 08:16.710 remains fully engaged and continues to 08:16.710 --> 08:19.210 support the resources required to 08:19.210 --> 08:22.310 accomplish our objectives . As you will 08:22.310 --> 08:23.710 learn from all the other 08:23.710 --> 08:25.821 representatives speaking today . This 08:25.821 --> 08:29.260 incident response is not complete . The 08:29.260 --> 08:31.482 Coast Guard will continue to assist the 08:31.482 --> 08:33.538 state of Georgia and the responsible 08:33.538 --> 08:35.704 Party throughout the completion of all 08:35.704 --> 08:38.010 activities . It is an honor for me to 08:38.010 --> 08:40.066 represent the Coast Guard during the 08:40.066 --> 08:41.954 removal of the Golden ring and on 08:41.954 --> 08:43.677 behalf of the Coast Guard . We 08:43.677 --> 08:45.732 appreciate all the community support 08:45.732 --> 08:47.740 and hospitality . I would like to 08:47.740 --> 08:49.851 personally thank the other members of 08:49.851 --> 08:52.800 the Unified Command , Hyundai Glovis 08:52.960 --> 08:55.830 and TNT salvage for all their efforts 08:55.830 --> 08:57.941 to make this a successful operation . 08:58.620 --> 09:00.564 And now I'll pass this on to chris 09:00.564 --> 09:03.320 brown . Thank you . Yeah , 09:04.240 --> 09:07.120 good morning . Thank you . Commander 09:07.120 --> 09:09.231 Lopez . Uh , my name is chris craft . 09:09.231 --> 09:11.398 I'm the Director Response Services for 09:11.398 --> 09:13.231 Gallagher marine systems and the 09:13.231 --> 09:15.287 responsible party incident Commander 09:15.287 --> 09:17.231 and part of the Unified Command on 09:17.231 --> 09:19.287 behalf of the owners and the and the 09:19.287 --> 09:21.509 representatives . We just want to thank 09:21.509 --> 09:23.620 everyone that's been involved in this 09:23.620 --> 09:25.842 response from the very beginning . Um , 09:25.842 --> 09:28.009 it's an exciting day and time for us . 09:28.009 --> 09:30.176 So many of us have been here since day 09:30.176 --> 09:32.009 one and we're excited about this 09:32.009 --> 09:34.570 process . We still have work to do . Uh , 09:34.580 --> 09:36.413 there's so many people have been 09:36.413 --> 09:38.469 involved from this response from the 09:38.469 --> 09:40.636 very beginning . Originally , Don john 09:40.636 --> 09:42.691 smith was here , uh , they worked on 09:42.691 --> 09:45.330 project . We had oil spill removal 09:45.330 --> 09:47.840 organizations on site . We had safety 09:47.840 --> 09:49.840 officers like Commander pointed out 09:49.840 --> 09:51.673 everywhere and everyone has been 09:51.673 --> 09:53.729 committed since the beginning to see 09:53.729 --> 09:55.729 this through to the end and many of 09:55.729 --> 09:57.729 those people are standing behind me 09:57.729 --> 10:00.062 that have been here all this whole time . 10:00.062 --> 09:59.880 So I just want to thank those on behalf 09:59.880 --> 10:02.213 of the owners and their representatives , 10:02.213 --> 10:04.300 although we're not finished finished 10:04.300 --> 10:06.244 with this project , there's a huge 10:06.244 --> 10:08.230 milestone we've just reached . In 10:08.230 --> 10:10.230 addition to the responders out here 10:10.230 --> 10:12.452 that around here and the ones that have 10:12.452 --> 10:14.563 come and gone . We also want to thank 10:14.563 --> 10:16.563 all the agencies . There's numerous 10:16.563 --> 10:18.730 agencies as commander pointed out that 10:18.730 --> 10:20.952 have been helping us along the way . We 10:20.952 --> 10:23.063 also want to thank the stakeholders , 10:23.063 --> 10:25.780 the communities and the public for 10:25.780 --> 10:27.947 their assistance and patience while we 10:27.947 --> 10:31.050 tackle this enormous task . I 10:31.050 --> 10:32.994 personally want to thank my fellow 10:32.994 --> 10:34.717 members of the Unified Command 10:34.717 --> 10:37.350 Commander Lopez john maddox from the D . 10:37.350 --> 10:39.461 N . R . Doug Hammons from D . N . R . 10:40.050 --> 10:42.110 Commander Wit in the early days , 10:42.110 --> 10:44.950 Captain Bear as well as the MSU staff 10:44.950 --> 10:47.310 that have been involved and my entire 10:47.320 --> 10:49.700 incident management team also want to 10:49.700 --> 10:51.811 thank all of the TNT folks who have , 10:51.811 --> 10:54.410 who have entered the bubble and have 10:54.410 --> 10:56.188 stayed away and away from their 10:56.188 --> 10:58.570 families this entire time . And we just 10:58.570 --> 11:00.792 want to thank them for all that they've 11:00.792 --> 11:02.792 done . When this grounding occurred 11:02.792 --> 11:04.681 over two years ago , we mobilized 11:04.681 --> 11:06.792 personnel from around the country and 11:06.792 --> 11:09.390 around the world . Did not take long 11:09.390 --> 11:11.446 for us to realize this would be that 11:11.446 --> 11:13.223 would be battling an incredibly 11:13.223 --> 11:15.168 challenging operation , especially 11:15.168 --> 11:17.112 coupled with extreme environmental 11:17.112 --> 11:20.270 conditions , eight ft tides , 11:20.740 --> 11:23.020 strong currents , severe weather , 11:23.030 --> 11:25.370 close proximity to the major shipping 11:25.370 --> 11:27.550 channel and an area surrounded by 11:27.550 --> 11:30.590 sensitive marsh habitat . And that was 11:30.590 --> 11:33.060 all before we realized we had to also 11:33.060 --> 11:36.950 deal with a worldwide pandemic and 11:36.950 --> 11:39.172 one of our first press conferences that 11:39.172 --> 11:41.394 some of you guys were at , you may have 11:41.394 --> 11:43.617 remembered , I stressed that this would 11:43.617 --> 11:46.260 be a long and complicated endeavor . We 11:46.260 --> 11:48.371 also stressed at that point that we'd 11:48.371 --> 11:50.482 expect to have pollution discharges , 11:50.482 --> 11:53.620 fires , noise , and other events 11:53.620 --> 11:56.190 associated with this project . The 11:56.190 --> 11:58.301 owners and their representatives have 11:58.301 --> 12:00.134 invested hundreds of millions of 12:00.134 --> 12:02.350 dollars to make every effort effort to 12:02.350 --> 12:04.017 minimize those impacts on the 12:04.017 --> 12:05.961 environment to commerce and to the 12:05.961 --> 12:09.750 public After removing as much fuel as 12:09.760 --> 12:11.982 from the ship as could be safely done . 12:11.982 --> 12:14.149 We knew there would still be more fuel 12:14.149 --> 12:15.982 on board When we did the salvage 12:15.982 --> 12:18.320 operation , the wreck removal and we 12:18.320 --> 12:20.320 have to make every effort to battle 12:20.320 --> 12:23.900 those discharges . We implemented 12:24.180 --> 12:26.291 protection strategies outlined in the 12:26.291 --> 12:28.330 area . Contingency plan and made 12:28.330 --> 12:29.941 adjustments and improvements 12:31.140 --> 12:34.090 such that that plan is probably the 12:34.090 --> 12:36.550 most tested and vetted plan in the 12:36.550 --> 12:39.750 country . 12:40.240 --> 12:41.240 Mhm . 12:44.760 --> 12:46.871 The team utilized many tried and true 12:46.871 --> 12:49.093 strategies and tactics to deal with oil 12:49.093 --> 12:51.000 impacts from on water recovery , 12:51.010 --> 12:52.843 shoreline treatment and recovery 12:53.240 --> 12:56.240 continued overflights . The teams 12:56.240 --> 12:58.351 conducted regular surveys by foot and 12:58.351 --> 13:01.950 by boat Covering more than 200 miles of 13:01.950 --> 13:05.540 segmented shore line what They walked 13:05.550 --> 13:07.810 and by boat covered more than 5000 13:07.810 --> 13:11.390 miles to date . We created new plans 13:11.390 --> 13:13.557 and tactics to mitigate the re release 13:13.557 --> 13:15.446 of oil of debris traveling to the 13:15.446 --> 13:17.940 shorelines and organized recovery 13:17.950 --> 13:21.430 program to properly recover categorized 13:21.430 --> 13:24.840 and dispose of any debris . To date . 13:24.850 --> 13:27.017 The teams have recovered approximately 13:27.017 --> 13:30.480 £8,000 of ship-related debris from the 13:30.490 --> 13:32.730 from the shore's and marsh and 13:32.730 --> 13:36.420 £9,500 of just standard 13:36.420 --> 13:39.520 non ship related trash . So the beaches 13:39.530 --> 13:41.641 and the marshes are probably as clean 13:41.641 --> 13:45.450 as they've been in many years . We 13:45.450 --> 13:47.228 implemented a first of its kind 13:47.228 --> 13:49.061 specially designed environmental 13:49.061 --> 13:51.172 protection barrier , which matt cooke 13:51.172 --> 13:53.394 from TNT salvage will discuss . The E . 13:53.394 --> 13:55.450 P . B . Is one of one component of a 13:55.450 --> 13:57.783 multi layered pollution mitigation plan , 13:57.783 --> 13:59.617 which includes several pollution 13:59.617 --> 14:01.728 recovery resources inside and outside 14:01.728 --> 14:03.880 of the barrier along with continued 14:03.880 --> 14:07.610 overflights 26,000 ft of 14:07.620 --> 14:10.000 protection boom that was put throughout 14:10.000 --> 14:13.400 sensitive areas in the sound and it's 14:13.400 --> 14:16.830 been maintained all this time . Our 14:16.830 --> 14:19.510 plan was to ensure each layer including 14:19.510 --> 14:21.677 the E . P . B . Would work dynamically 14:22.450 --> 14:26.050 within a system that would maximize for 14:26.050 --> 14:27.939 pollution mitigation . While this 14:27.939 --> 14:29.828 system didn't eliminate shoreline 14:29.828 --> 14:32.980 impacts , it did significantly decrease 14:32.990 --> 14:36.020 any shoreline impacts . We mobilize 14:36.020 --> 14:38.310 specialized natural resource advisors 14:38.310 --> 14:40.532 to monitor all wildlife who continue to 14:40.532 --> 14:42.199 be out there today as well as 14:42.199 --> 14:44.143 terrestrial and subsea noise level 14:44.143 --> 14:47.300 monitors . We mobilize people from tri 14:47.300 --> 14:51.250 state bird rescue and recovery to 14:51.250 --> 14:52.972 carefully capture successfully 14:52.972 --> 14:55.194 rehabilitate any wildlife . During this 14:55.194 --> 14:57.890 response , as I stated before , we're 14:57.890 --> 15:00.112 not done and our teams will continue to 15:00.112 --> 15:02.168 scour the shorelines and the marshes 15:02.168 --> 15:04.270 for debris and any potential impacts 15:04.280 --> 15:06.930 when the sea floor is cleaned and the E . 15:06.930 --> 15:08.990 P . B . Is dismantled . Those teams 15:08.990 --> 15:11.101 will still be here doing their duties 15:11.101 --> 15:14.410 for many months to come again . We 15:14.410 --> 15:16.466 would like to thank all those people 15:16.466 --> 15:18.466 thus far that have been involved in 15:18.466 --> 15:20.188 this project . We also want to 15:20.188 --> 15:22.299 especially thank the community . This 15:22.299 --> 15:24.299 wonderful community that we've been 15:24.299 --> 15:26.354 involved with here and became such a 15:26.354 --> 15:28.410 part of . We want to help thank them 15:28.410 --> 15:27.860 for their hospitality and their 15:27.860 --> 15:30.260 patients . Many of our team members 15:30.260 --> 15:32.840 have made lifelong friends here and 15:32.840 --> 15:34.840 have come to some have even come to 15:34.840 --> 15:37.340 take up residency here . They fell in 15:37.340 --> 15:39.507 love with this area and they worked so 15:39.507 --> 15:41.673 hard to protect it . Thank you all for 15:41.673 --> 15:43.673 coming and now I'll turn it over to 15:43.673 --> 15:47.160 Matt Cooke from TNT salvage . Mm hmm . 15:48.640 --> 15:52.340 Thank you 15:52.340 --> 15:55.050 chris My name is Matt Cooke . Project 15:55.050 --> 15:57.890 manager for TNT salvage and the wreck 15:57.890 --> 16:00.057 removal team since we arrived in Saint 16:00.057 --> 16:03.350 Simon's in january of 2020 . Standing 16:03.350 --> 16:05.239 behind me or Jim Conroy and Siggy 16:05.239 --> 16:07.620 football Jensen . Our salvage masters 16:07.620 --> 16:09.564 who have been critical during this 16:09.564 --> 16:12.160 operation . Our team was composed of 16:12.170 --> 16:15.040 industry experts and subcontractors 16:15.070 --> 16:17.760 including combined lift weeks . Marine 16:17.770 --> 16:21.490 versus bar mars Smart fab . TNT 16:21.490 --> 16:25.430 subsidy and many others are partnership 16:25.430 --> 16:27.540 with network Epworth by the sea . 16:27.940 --> 16:31.160 Allowed for covid mitigation strategies 16:31.440 --> 16:34.250 that kept the project on track . Mhm . 16:34.640 --> 16:37.170 All by working under the guidance of 16:37.170 --> 16:39.700 the U . S . Coast Guard and Georgia 16:39.710 --> 16:43.200 Department of Natural Resources . Our 16:43.200 --> 16:46.560 founder Rudy Teichmann would say people 16:46.570 --> 16:49.990 are everything this project has been 16:50.000 --> 16:52.760 and will continue to be made possible 16:52.770 --> 16:56.000 by the skill and hard work of people 16:56.010 --> 16:59.530 from divers and welders to 16:59.540 --> 17:02.720 engineers and vessel crews , to cooks 17:02.730 --> 17:05.450 and housekeepers and so many more that 17:05.450 --> 17:08.970 I could not possibly name today . The 17:08.970 --> 17:12.020 removal operation began last summer 17:12.030 --> 17:15.030 with the construction of a mile long 17:15.030 --> 17:17.050 environmental protection barrier , 17:17.060 --> 17:19.990 namely the E . P . B . Enclosing an 17:20.000 --> 17:23.460 area of 30 acres around the wreck . 17:24.240 --> 17:27.100 This barrier was the first of its type 17:27.630 --> 17:29.860 and was designed to minimize the 17:29.860 --> 17:33.090 release of floating hydrocarbons and 17:33.090 --> 17:36.630 large pieces of debris into the ST 17:36.630 --> 17:39.470 Simon Sound , all while allowing 17:39.470 --> 17:42.220 commerce to continue unimpeded and this 17:42.220 --> 17:45.310 important waterway . Through a 17:45.310 --> 17:47.770 combination of careful engineering , 17:47.780 --> 17:50.900 operational planning and determined 17:50.900 --> 17:53.380 work , the team solved the many 17:53.380 --> 17:56.630 challenges of large section demolition 17:56.640 --> 18:00.230 of Roland roll off vessels , the one of 18:00.230 --> 18:04.110 a kind VB 10,000 a us flag 18:04.110 --> 18:07.070 crane barge was a key asset in the 18:07.070 --> 18:10.220 operation . Over the past 10 months , 18:10.230 --> 18:12.880 the system completed seven highly 18:12.880 --> 18:15.550 technical chain cuts and made some of 18:15.550 --> 18:18.360 the heaviest salvage lifts in history . 18:18.940 --> 18:22.590 45,000 short tons 18:22.600 --> 18:26.520 of material including wrecked cargo and 18:26.520 --> 18:28.660 mud have been lifted during the 18:28.660 --> 18:31.660 operations . This complex 18:31.670 --> 18:34.650 operation required prudent and 18:34.650 --> 18:37.590 practical adjustments and lessons 18:37.590 --> 18:40.580 learned to be incorporated to increase 18:40.580 --> 18:43.440 safety efficiency and lead to a 18:43.440 --> 18:47.110 successful outcome . TNT takes safety 18:47.120 --> 18:49.900 very seriously and we are proud of the 18:49.900 --> 18:52.940 track record of this project . The team 18:52.940 --> 18:55.480 has managed the covid outbreak , The 18:55.480 --> 18:58.650 May 2021 fire pollution 18:58.650 --> 19:01.770 discharges and difficulties in cutting 19:01.770 --> 19:04.200 the wreck while ensuring the safety of 19:04.200 --> 19:07.250 all responders and the public while 19:07.250 --> 19:10.250 minimizing the environmental impact and 19:10.250 --> 19:12.860 steadily moving towards this event , 19:13.240 --> 19:16.030 removal of the golden ray wreck from 19:16.030 --> 19:19.940 the sound Over the next weeks and 19:19.940 --> 19:22.780 months . A thorough removal of 19:22.780 --> 19:25.800 remaining debris from the sea floor and 19:25.800 --> 19:28.360 dismantling of the E . P . B . Will 19:28.360 --> 19:32.150 proceed returning the sound to its pre 19:32.150 --> 19:35.390 incident state as the project 19:35.400 --> 19:38.270 continues into a new phase of final 19:38.270 --> 19:41.270 cleanup , TNT salvage and all of the 19:41.270 --> 19:43.740 wreck removal team would like to thank 19:43.750 --> 19:45.930 the community of the golden isles for 19:45.930 --> 19:48.190 it's hospitality shown to us over the 19:48.190 --> 19:51.000 last two years , I will now hand it 19:51.000 --> 19:54.670 over to john Maddox . Okay , 19:56.840 --> 19:59.450 thank you matt . Good morning everybody . 19:59.840 --> 20:02.750 Um My name is john Maddox . I'm the 20:02.750 --> 20:04.972 State on scene coordinator with Georgia 20:04.972 --> 20:07.760 E . P . D . Um During the first few 20:07.760 --> 20:09.871 days of this response in September of 20:09.871 --> 20:12.190 2019 , the unified command , which 20:12.190 --> 20:14.110 includes Georgia D . n . r . 20:14.250 --> 20:16.390 implemented water quality and air 20:16.390 --> 20:19.120 quality monitoring plans in order to 20:19.120 --> 20:22.490 ensure our response objectives of human 20:22.490 --> 20:26.140 health and environmental safety samples 20:26.140 --> 20:28.307 associated with the water quality plan 20:28.307 --> 20:30.140 were collected to identify water 20:30.140 --> 20:32.251 quality impacts in close proximity to 20:32.251 --> 20:34.920 the ship itself . Additionally , some 20:34.920 --> 20:37.500 of these samples were located . Some of 20:37.500 --> 20:39.500 these sample locations were aligned 20:39.500 --> 20:41.500 with ambient water quality sampling 20:41.500 --> 20:44.260 locations currently and previously used 20:44.270 --> 20:46.490 by E . P . D . Which will help put the 20:46.490 --> 20:50.170 results in historical context . The 20:50.170 --> 20:52.281 current sampling data set consists of 20:52.281 --> 20:54.720 over 30,000 individual data points 20:54.730 --> 20:56.730 based on the review of these data 20:56.730 --> 20:59.250 points . E . P . D . Has not identified 20:59.430 --> 21:01.710 any long term or persistent impacts to 21:01.710 --> 21:04.080 water quality . We will continue to 21:04.080 --> 21:06.460 monitor and evaluate water quality and 21:06.460 --> 21:08.571 coordinate with our agency partners . 21:09.140 --> 21:11.196 The response air monitoring team has 21:11.196 --> 21:13.084 collected millions of data points 21:13.084 --> 21:15.251 throughout the wreck removal operation 21:15.251 --> 21:17.990 while we have observed and extinguished 21:17.990 --> 21:20.360 fires at the wreck site . Air quality 21:20.360 --> 21:22.650 analysis confirmed no acceptances of 21:22.660 --> 21:24.950 air quality standards . I want to be 21:24.950 --> 21:27.550 clear . Oil and other fluids have been 21:27.550 --> 21:29.328 released from the Golden Ray on 21:29.328 --> 21:32.570 numerous occasions . E . P . D . 21:32.570 --> 21:34.292 Continues to investigate these 21:34.292 --> 21:36.626 incidents and E . P . And the E . P . D . 21:36.626 --> 21:38.570 Director has the authority to take 21:38.570 --> 21:41.050 enforcement action for any violations . 21:41.060 --> 21:43.690 Obviously the duration of this project 21:43.690 --> 21:45.857 has tested the patience of many in the 21:45.857 --> 21:48.030 community based on the information we 21:48.030 --> 21:50.270 have any impact to the community have 21:50.280 --> 21:52.058 been mitigated thus far . Yes , 21:52.440 --> 21:54.273 additional water samples will be 21:54.273 --> 21:56.273 collected during the removal of the 21:56.273 --> 21:58.496 debris from the wreck site and at least 21:58.496 --> 22:00.607 two sampling events will be conducted 22:00.607 --> 22:03.290 once all ship related debris is removed 22:03.300 --> 22:05.530 to determine compliance with Georgia 22:05.530 --> 22:08.080 water quality standards . While 22:08.080 --> 22:10.630 pollution threat continues to reduce 22:10.990 --> 22:13.101 their have it has not been eliminated 22:13.800 --> 22:15.800 any debris or oil identified in the 22:15.800 --> 22:17.689 months or years to follow will be 22:17.689 --> 22:19.411 mitigated by responsible party 22:19.411 --> 22:21.260 contractors . We look forward to 22:21.260 --> 22:23.810 continuing an effective operational 22:23.810 --> 22:25.977 partnership with the responsible party 22:25.977 --> 22:28.230 and the U . S . Coast Guard as we work 22:28.230 --> 22:30.341 towards restoring ST Simon's sound to 22:30.341 --> 22:32.452 its baseline conditions . I'd like to 22:32.452 --> 22:34.730 turn this over to Tyler jones with A D . 22:34.730 --> 22:36.786 N . R . Coastal resources division . 22:36.786 --> 22:38.510 Thank you , mm hmm . 22:41.040 --> 22:44.040 Thank you john . Good morning . My name 22:44.040 --> 22:45.707 is Tyler jones . I'm a public 22:45.707 --> 22:47.873 information officer with DNR's coastal 22:47.873 --> 22:50.040 resources division here in Brunswick . 22:50.040 --> 22:52.200 The removal of this section is the 22:52.200 --> 22:54.320 culmination of a careful coordination 22:54.320 --> 22:56.320 between the Georgia . Department of 22:56.320 --> 22:58.542 Natural Resources are partners with the 22:58.542 --> 23:00.320 United States Coast Guard , the 23:00.320 --> 23:02.920 responsible party T T salvage uh and 23:02.920 --> 23:04.476 numerous other agencies and 23:04.476 --> 23:06.364 organizations including Gallagher 23:06.364 --> 23:08.840 marine . Throughout this more than two 23:08.840 --> 23:10.784 year process , everyone has worked 23:10.784 --> 23:12.920 tirelessly to remove the golden ray 23:12.920 --> 23:15.142 wreck while ensuring that the health of 23:15.142 --> 23:17.031 our estuaries , the safety of our 23:17.031 --> 23:19.130 responders and the value of the 23:19.140 --> 23:21.860 commerce in the port of Brunswick . The 23:21.860 --> 23:24.193 coastal resources division of D . N . R . 23:24.193 --> 23:26.138 Is entrusted as the steward of our 23:26.138 --> 23:28.249 coastal environment . Long before the 23:28.249 --> 23:30.416 golden rays grounding our biologists , 23:30.416 --> 23:32.960 technicians and staff members were 23:32.960 --> 23:34.682 charged with collecting data , 23:34.682 --> 23:36.940 performing water quality testing and 23:36.940 --> 23:39.162 managing our natural and socio cultural 23:39.162 --> 23:41.218 resources for the benefit of present 23:41.218 --> 23:42.940 and future generations . We've 23:42.940 --> 23:45.051 continued this mission throughout the 23:45.051 --> 23:47.107 golden ray incident , our ecological 23:47.107 --> 23:49.329 monitor monitoring trawl survey , which 23:49.329 --> 23:51.384 collects data at six sites in the ST 23:51.384 --> 23:54.300 Simon Sound every month has not 23:54.310 --> 23:57.150 observed any oiled shrimp , blue crab 23:57.160 --> 24:00.020 or finfish are shellfish and water 24:00.020 --> 24:03.070 quality unit has not detected impacts 24:03.070 --> 24:05.680 from the incident and our wetlands , 24:05.680 --> 24:07.760 biologists have worked hand in glove 24:07.770 --> 24:10.530 with the response personnel to mitigate 24:10.530 --> 24:12.641 the impacts of oil in our marshes and 24:12.641 --> 24:14.860 shorelines , we will continue to 24:14.860 --> 24:16.860 monitor and assess these conditions 24:16.860 --> 24:18.971 side by side with the unified Command 24:18.971 --> 24:21.130 over the next several months . This 24:21.130 --> 24:23.019 continued monitoring will include 24:23.019 --> 24:25.340 scanning the shorelines for new debris , 24:25.350 --> 24:28.200 oil impacts and we have been assured 24:28.200 --> 24:30.256 that crews will respond quickly when 24:30.256 --> 24:32.810 treatment is required . These 24:32.810 --> 24:35.032 activities will continue throughout the 24:35.032 --> 24:37.143 process of cleaning up the wreck site 24:37.143 --> 24:38.866 and removing the environmental 24:38.866 --> 24:40.977 protection barrier . In the end , the 24:40.977 --> 24:43.199 United States Coast Guard D N . R . And 24:43.199 --> 24:45.421 the responsible party will inspect each 24:45.421 --> 24:48.240 segment of the 200 miles of response 24:48.240 --> 24:51.450 monitored shorelines for oil and debris . 24:52.240 --> 24:54.530 This process will continue until we are 24:54.530 --> 24:56.810 satisfied that no further treatment or 24:56.810 --> 25:00.410 mitigation is required this month long , 25:00.430 --> 25:02.810 months long inspection process is the 25:02.810 --> 25:06.130 climax of years of dedication to our 25:06.130 --> 25:08.130 objective of safeguarding the shore 25:08.130 --> 25:10.850 line and restoring the sound . Lastly , 25:10.850 --> 25:13.072 I want to remind the public that we are 25:13.072 --> 25:14.961 georgians and we've dedicated our 25:14.961 --> 25:16.628 careers in the service of our 25:16.628 --> 25:18.517 environment . We are committed to 25:18.517 --> 25:21.890 sustaining , enhancing , protecting and 25:21.890 --> 25:23.946 conserving our natural resources for 25:23.946 --> 25:25.834 the benefit of present and future 25:25.834 --> 25:28.057 generations . If you have any questions 25:28.057 --> 25:30.223 about our environmental stewardship in 25:30.223 --> 25:32.279 coastal Georgia , you can contact me 25:32.279 --> 25:35.310 directly at Tyler dot jones at D N R 25:35.320 --> 25:38.330 dot G A dot gov . Thank you for your 25:38.330 --> 25:40.552 time , I'm gonna hand it back over to R 25:40.552 --> 25:44.090 P I . O Petty Officer Heinz . Alright 25:44.090 --> 25:46.770 this time we'll take questions I'll 25:46.780 --> 25:48.558 direct or if you could direct a 25:48.558 --> 25:50.724 question to the speaker that you think 25:50.724 --> 25:52.891 would be best appropriate . We'll have 25:52.891 --> 25:55.010 them come up and uh and then after uh 25:55.020 --> 25:57.920 some questions we may break out into 25:57.920 --> 26:00.142 maybe some one on ones with some of the 26:00.142 --> 26:02.309 workforce that they highlighted during 26:02.309 --> 26:04.920 their statements . So sure , raise your 26:04.920 --> 26:08.330 hand . Yes . Um question for Commander 26:08.330 --> 26:10.730 Lopez . I know you said taxpayer 26:10.730 --> 26:13.300 dollars weren't used to remove um the 26:13.300 --> 26:15.300 wreckage . But do you know in total 26:15.640 --> 26:17.862 what a project like this actually costs 26:17.862 --> 26:20.180 to remove . So the total dollar amount , 26:20.180 --> 26:23.230 I don't have those numbers . Um I think 26:23.240 --> 26:26.160 uh Chris Graff noted that there was a 26:26.170 --> 26:28.170 approximate dollar value since this 26:28.170 --> 26:30.130 operation is still ongoing . Those 26:30.130 --> 26:32.410 final numbers won't even be available 26:32.410 --> 26:35.490 for several months down the road . And 26:35.490 --> 26:37.712 are you able to talk a little bit about 26:37.712 --> 26:39.768 just the structure that we're seeing 26:39.768 --> 26:41.934 today ? I mean there's still some cars 26:41.934 --> 26:44.101 left over . Is that all related to the 26:44.101 --> 26:46.268 fire that we're looking at here ? So I 26:46.268 --> 26:48.323 would , I would go and defer that to 26:48.323 --> 26:50.550 matt Cooke who's responsible with TNT 26:50.550 --> 26:52.717 and they would be able to answer those 26:52.717 --> 26:54.994 questions . Thank you . Sure . So yeah , 26:54.994 --> 26:57.250 behind us is this is section four . So 26:57.250 --> 26:59.250 one of the mid body sections of the 26:59.250 --> 27:01.420 wreck , as you can see there's damaged 27:01.420 --> 27:03.587 areas , which was one of the challenge 27:03.587 --> 27:05.698 that is that our team had to overcome 27:05.698 --> 27:07.809 and supporting it and bring it safely 27:07.809 --> 27:10.031 here to Mayors points and then here you 27:10.031 --> 27:12.142 can see on this hopper barge are some 27:12.142 --> 27:14.650 of the cars that were removed . Some of 27:14.650 --> 27:16.706 these were under the water . Some of 27:16.706 --> 27:18.817 these were still hanging in the peace 27:18.817 --> 27:21.039 and these were all conducted to get all 27:21.039 --> 27:23.039 the cars as we continue to continue 27:23.039 --> 27:24.594 with debris removal efforts 27:28.260 --> 27:29.950 and or low tech . Mm hmm . 27:32.640 --> 27:34.584 Any of the residents for fishermen 27:34.940 --> 27:36.996 compensated for the damage , some of 27:36.996 --> 27:39.160 the oils and the supplies of his 27:39.160 --> 27:41.710 comments . There is a claims process 27:41.710 --> 27:43.766 and that claims number has been made 27:43.766 --> 27:45.877 public and they can file their claims 27:45.877 --> 27:47.599 through there and they will be 27:47.599 --> 27:49.766 evaluated and compensated as necessary 27:49.766 --> 27:53.280 or as appropriate . Larry . Um , how 27:53.290 --> 27:56.570 how are we getting the cars out of cars ? 27:56.580 --> 27:58.358 The decking , everything that's 27:58.358 --> 27:59.358 underneath . 28:08.630 --> 28:11.310 Sure . So that's our next step in the 28:11.310 --> 28:14.130 in the process is to get the assets 28:14.130 --> 28:16.297 demobilized that are currently , we're 28:16.297 --> 28:18.470 currently used for removing the wreck 28:18.480 --> 28:20.591 and now we switch into the next phase 28:20.591 --> 28:23.120 which is debris removal . Um , so over 28:23.120 --> 28:25.710 the next week we'll start with the the 28:25.710 --> 28:27.877 demobilization process of those assets 28:27.877 --> 28:30.320 and then following that will be a 28:30.320 --> 28:32.487 series of events that will allow us to 28:32.487 --> 28:34.542 remove the remaining decks on bottom 28:34.542 --> 28:36.764 along with the cars on bottom , we have 28:36.764 --> 28:38.987 a series of crane barges here that will 28:38.987 --> 28:41.460 be supporting those operations . And so 28:41.460 --> 28:44.360 we can work to two simultaneous 28:44.370 --> 28:47.810 operations in removing both cars decks 28:47.820 --> 28:50.280 and other degrees out there . And then 28:50.290 --> 28:52.900 as that is completed we'll work towards 28:52.900 --> 28:55.900 removal of the E . P . B . And the the 28:55.910 --> 28:59.580 mesh netting surrounding the PPB , I'll 28:59.580 --> 29:01.690 quickly add the red grab behind us 29:01.690 --> 29:03.857 right here that's been used previously 29:03.857 --> 29:05.801 for debris removal . So that kinda 29:05.801 --> 29:09.660 gives context . Yes . I'm not sure who 29:09.660 --> 29:12.020 this would go to . But um if you guys 29:12.020 --> 29:14.020 could say anything to the people of 29:14.150 --> 29:16.094 county and ST Simon's island about 29:16.094 --> 29:18.180 their patients throughout this very 29:18.180 --> 29:20.300 long to your process um would anyone 29:20.300 --> 29:23.260 have anything to say about that ? 29:24.240 --> 29:27.450 Good morning ? So their 29:27.450 --> 29:29.450 hospitality , their cooperation . I 29:29.450 --> 29:31.680 know that at times there was . I'm 29:31.680 --> 29:33.569 sorry . I know at times there was 29:33.569 --> 29:35.458 concerns that that things weren't 29:35.458 --> 29:37.513 progressing as quickly as they would 29:37.513 --> 29:39.624 like to and something like that . But 29:39.624 --> 29:41.513 the community as as a whole glenn 29:41.513 --> 29:43.347 county , everybody has been very 29:43.347 --> 29:45.569 supportive and every time we've reached 29:45.569 --> 29:47.402 out to the community we've heard 29:47.402 --> 29:49.513 nothing but compliments and uh and we 29:49.513 --> 29:51.458 do appreciate all the support they 29:51.458 --> 29:55.380 provided to us . I just 29:55.380 --> 29:57.547 want to make sure I hit everybody once 29:57.547 --> 29:57.070 before I go back to 30:01.830 --> 30:03.400 repeated calls from the 30:05.830 --> 30:08.010 natural resources damage assessment . 30:08.010 --> 30:10.360 Is there any update on evaluation ? 30:14.140 --> 30:16.930 So currently we're in the pre 30:16.930 --> 30:19.020 assessment phase of the natural 30:19.080 --> 30:22.330 resource damage assessment . Um The 30:22.330 --> 30:24.441 state of Georgia has not designated a 30:24.441 --> 30:27.830 trustee for the note of process um 30:27.840 --> 30:29.951 should that occur , we certainly will 30:29.951 --> 30:33.420 do that . Um but once all the material , 30:33.420 --> 30:35.476 all the wreck debris is removed then 30:35.476 --> 30:38.200 we'll be able to to assess any any 30:38.200 --> 30:40.380 impacts or injuries to the economy or 30:40.380 --> 30:43.160 the environment . So um after after 30:43.160 --> 30:45.216 it's all done , we'll take a look at 30:45.216 --> 30:48.490 that and go back around . This may be a 30:48.500 --> 30:51.060 question . If you could talk a little 30:51.060 --> 30:53.282 bit about , do you know what happens to 30:53.282 --> 30:55.227 the Golden right now ? Is it being 30:55.227 --> 30:58.130 recycled at all ? Yes . So in regards 30:58.130 --> 31:00.480 to the pieces of the Golden Ray , we 31:00.480 --> 31:03.890 have already six pieces that are 31:03.900 --> 31:07.060 having arrived in Gibson Louisiana or 31:07.060 --> 31:09.200 currently in transit . They are being 31:09.200 --> 31:11.490 recycled at the MArs facility in Gibson 31:11.490 --> 31:13.990 Louisiana . B It's the dismantling 31:13.990 --> 31:16.230 process and then the metal is taken for 31:16.230 --> 31:19.520 scrap . The cars are also taken for 31:19.520 --> 31:22.340 scrap . Uh the remaining two mid body 31:22.340 --> 31:25.640 sections here will be in situ scraps . 31:25.670 --> 31:27.837 So they'll be broken down into smaller 31:27.837 --> 31:30.003 pieces placed on a barge and then they 31:30.003 --> 31:31.837 will also transit down to Gibson 31:31.837 --> 31:35.420 Louisiana . More 31:35.420 --> 31:37.587 questions what part of this is covered 31:37.587 --> 31:39.650 by insurance and what is the owner 31:39.660 --> 31:42.400 paying for ? So the vast majority of 31:42.400 --> 31:46.260 the of the response has been uh 31:46.270 --> 31:49.590 backed by the responsible party and the 31:49.590 --> 31:53.140 representatives . Um The commander in 31:53.140 --> 31:54.918 the beginning of statement also 31:54.918 --> 31:57.029 referenced the disbursements from the 31:57.029 --> 31:59.420 oil liability trust fund . That process 31:59.420 --> 32:01.420 also concludes with an invoice that 32:01.420 --> 32:03.476 goes back to the RP as well . Okay . 32:03.540 --> 32:06.220 Any other questions , the environmental 32:06.220 --> 32:08.770 protection better or worse than 32:09.240 --> 32:10.240 rejected . And 32:14.850 --> 32:18.660 yeah so of course the the E . 32:18.660 --> 32:20.604 P . B . Is unique and it being the 32:20.604 --> 32:22.990 first of its kind , I think it worked 32:22.990 --> 32:25.157 very well in terms of what we designed 32:25.157 --> 32:27.810 it to do . The goal of it being to 32:27.820 --> 32:30.730 protect the sound from large debris 32:30.730 --> 32:32.897 such as cars . So while we've done our 32:32.897 --> 32:34.960 surveys , we haven't seen any cars 32:34.960 --> 32:37.127 outside of the E . P . B . And so that 32:37.127 --> 32:39.900 was one of the major design features of 32:39.900 --> 32:42.180 the E . P . B . We've also had the 32:42.180 --> 32:44.370 ocean boom surrounding it and during 32:44.370 --> 32:47.610 our discharges that helped contained to 32:47.610 --> 32:49.580 allow us to mount the response and 32:49.580 --> 32:51.302 removal of that hydrocarbons . 32:55.340 --> 32:57.451 Not right now , we're still assessing 32:57.451 --> 33:00.540 that now that once the VB 10,000 is 33:00.540 --> 33:03.240 outside of the E . P . B . Will be able 33:03.240 --> 33:05.184 to conduct a thorough hydrographic 33:05.184 --> 33:07.240 survey and that will help us give an 33:07.240 --> 33:09.351 indication on what's left to remove . 33:09.351 --> 33:13.320 Any idea when the next 33:13.320 --> 33:17.220 week projections are this weekend 33:17.220 --> 33:21.140 or into early next week . I 33:21.140 --> 33:22.196 have another one , 33:25.350 --> 33:27.350 the crab and then a certain type of 33:27.350 --> 33:30.840 fish . Why are you just those types of 33:30.850 --> 33:31.850 speaking lawyer ? 33:36.130 --> 33:39.070 Sure . So we have an ecological 33:39.070 --> 33:41.620 monitoring trial survey . It's a 54 ft 33:41.630 --> 33:44.220 modified lobstering vessel . It goes 33:44.220 --> 33:46.276 out with a 40 ft otter trawl net and 33:46.276 --> 33:48.970 surveys in this sound six sites every 33:48.970 --> 33:51.700 month . Um they're fixed stations . So 33:51.700 --> 33:53.867 they typically , they've been doing it 33:53.867 --> 33:56.089 for since the 1970s in the sound of the 33:56.089 --> 33:58.089 same , basically the same locations 33:58.089 --> 34:01.740 when we've had reports of oiled finfish , 34:01.740 --> 34:04.070 which is , you know spotted sea trout , 34:04.070 --> 34:06.370 red drum , things like that , or shrimp 34:06.380 --> 34:08.547 or blue crab , which are primarily our 34:08.547 --> 34:10.713 commercial fisheries in this , in this 34:10.713 --> 34:12.880 area . Uh we have gone out looking for 34:12.880 --> 34:15.102 those , um although the public may have 34:15.102 --> 34:17.158 reported it , we've gone out looking 34:17.158 --> 34:19.047 for it to try to recreate that on 34:19.047 --> 34:21.213 multiple , multiple occasions and have 34:21.213 --> 34:23.269 not observed that at all . Does that 34:23.269 --> 34:25.590 answer your question ? Excellent . At 34:25.590 --> 34:28.620 this time I'm gonna just Oh yes , 34:29.470 --> 34:32.260 yes . I want to question the entire 34:32.260 --> 34:35.880 panel by show of hands astro 34:35.880 --> 34:36.460 fans . 34:45.320 --> 34:48.190 Alright , great . At this time , uh 34:48.200 --> 34:50.144 those that will be make themselves 34:50.144 --> 34:52.200 available for some introduced if you 34:52.200 --> 34:54.311 could raise your hand . And I will uh 34:54.311 --> 34:56.470 I'll just say what your role in the 34:56.470 --> 34:58.470 response was , that folks here , if 34:58.470 --> 35:00.192 they want to have a one on one 35:00.192 --> 35:03.490 interview about that . All right , well 35:03.490 --> 35:05.712 then I'm going to highlight some of the 35:05.712 --> 35:07.934 folks that are here behind us . I think 35:07.934 --> 35:09.934 it's pretty obvious . We've got the 35:09.934 --> 35:12.101 salvage masters by as you may remember 35:12.101 --> 35:14.046 them from a program on the weather 35:14.046 --> 35:16.212 channel . Uh We also have I know there 35:16.212 --> 35:18.880 was a question about the how the E . P . 35:18.880 --> 35:20.602 B . Works with the multi layer 35:20.602 --> 35:22.602 mitigation system . You've got more 35:22.602 --> 35:24.547 questions about that . We have the 35:24.547 --> 35:26.990 operations boss that planned the entire 35:27.000 --> 35:30.960 uh response um mitigation strategy 35:31.140 --> 35:33.362 that leveraged the E . P . B . And then 35:33.362 --> 35:35.418 went all the way to the shoreline as 35:35.418 --> 35:37.584 well as our scat coordinator here that 35:37.584 --> 35:39.830 they work in concert to to deliver the 35:39.830 --> 35:42.570 outcomes that mr graf did reference , 35:42.580 --> 35:45.270 we also have members of the Coast Guard 35:45.270 --> 35:47.437 here that were instrumental and I know 35:47.437 --> 35:49.492 there was references to the , to the 35:49.492 --> 35:51.714 covid plan . So we have HS one Macomber 35:51.714 --> 35:54.160 here who worked with um with GMS safety 35:54.160 --> 35:56.327 officers to make sure that we had that 35:56.327 --> 35:58.549 plan and we constantly involved evolved 35:58.549 --> 36:01.920 it as well as Mr rick Bognar who 36:01.920 --> 36:03.950 represents the Coast Guard's Strike 36:03.950 --> 36:06.430 Team . These are our National Strike 36:06.430 --> 36:09.200 Force members . Uh they are our salvage 36:09.210 --> 36:11.350 engineering experts here in the Coast 36:11.350 --> 36:14.800 Guard . Um oh , uh sorry 36:14.950 --> 36:17.172 department Natural Resources . So , dan 36:17.172 --> 36:19.394 Mckinnon is also the uh she's she works 36:19.394 --> 36:21.561 with Todd Farrar on scant coordination 36:21.561 --> 36:23.850 and planning um anytime that their 36:23.860 --> 36:26.240 recommendations for treatment , uh they 36:26.240 --> 36:28.720 all work together to determine what 36:28.720 --> 36:30.776 those treatments would be . And most 36:30.776 --> 36:32.942 importantly to not do any further harm 36:32.950 --> 36:34.350 to the environment . 36:36.830 --> 36:39.520 Mm hmm . Alright , so that's a sampling 36:39.520 --> 36:41.742 of some of the folks that are here . If 36:41.742 --> 36:44.050 you'd like to form up with some one on 36:44.050 --> 36:45.994 one interviews at this time . This 36:45.994 --> 36:47.939 concludes the brief in the Q and a 36:47.939 --> 36:50.106 Thank you very much for for coming out 36:50.106 --> 36:52.439 here . And of course we're not done yet . 36:52.439 --> 36:55.570 But this is a historical milestone in 36:55.570 --> 36:57.681 that if you , when you're on your way 36:57.681 --> 36:59.848 out and you look at the ST Simon sound 36:59.848 --> 37:03.840 the wreck has been removed . 37:05.130 --> 37:05.330 Yeah