A simulated marine oil spill at Te Ana Marina in Lyttelton last week provided our staff the opportunity to practice deploying marine oil spill response equipment and talk through probable response options.

Exercises liked these are held at least twice a year for trained responders across the region to ensure we remain prepared for a variety of incidents in the coastal marine area.

Stakeholders and industry members attended to observe how these responses are managed and to gain some understanding of the team’s capabilities and limitations.