On the 8th December 2019, the vessel MV ELBCARRIER cargo ship lost 12 containers overboard in rough weather, with 8 of those containers coming ashore in the Milford Haven area, Pembrokeshire, Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At that time, the containers were breaking up offshore, and only the debris was coming ashore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the 12th December, Ambipar were mobilised by the insurance company to assist with shoreline clean-ups in the Pembrokeshire region. It was reported that debris included \u201capples (mostly loose) & rice cakes and approximately 500 white buckets containing what appeared to be the remains of some pallets with plastic wrapping\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Project Works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambipar mobilised a team of five responders, with a Quad Bike and Cage Tipper, to complete shoreline surveys and clean-up operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambipar liaised closely with the Local Authority, local private landowners, the insurer and the ship owner to co-ordinate the response and ensure that all joint objectives were achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambipar continued to deploy a team of responders over the following two weeks to assist in clean-up operations. This included co-ordinating response operations with over twenty staff from the National Trust and local volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambipar worked with the Local Authority to identify the most suitable waste disposal route and location. As a licensed waste carrier, Ambipar played a significant role in removing identified wastes from accessible beach locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambipar\u2019s trained Beachmaster\u2019s played a continuous role throughout the course of the incident in assisting an effective clean-up operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1164,"template":"","categories":[238],"yoast_head":"\n