Briggs Environmental Services says its operations continue to improve after playing its part in a planned emergency response oil spill simulation, in the Firth of Forth earlier this month.
The one day exercise, known as ‘Clearwater Forth’, is an established emergency response plan designed to handle incidents on the Firth of Forth, which is navigated daily by large tankers.
Captain Bill Boyle MNI, FISCO general manager, Briggs Environmental Services, said: “These annual exercises help us gain experience and permit us to be better equipped to respond speedily and effectively should a real oil spill occur in the Forth.”
Briggs provided technical expertise in marine and shoreline response to Fife Council as part of the routine exercise.
“The opportunity to work with highly skilled teams from participating organisations is invaluable and it allows us to demonstrate our capabilities in providing oil spill response services, which we have been skilled in for over 25 years,” added Mr Boyle.
The emergency plan is the responsibility of Forth Ports and although testing is only required every three years, Forth Ports runs the exercise annually to ensure safety measures are met.
Other organisations involved in the exercise included Fife and Edinburgh Councils, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Marine Scotland, among others.
