Die  Kuste,  81  (2014),  255-271

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The  beaching  of  oil  72  h  after  die  accident  is  shown  in  Fig.  3.  Comparing  it  widi  die  simulation ­
  results  in  BROSTROM  et  al.  (2011)  the  extension  of  the  oil  beaching  is  approximately ­
  as  far  soudi  as  die  OD3D  results  using  1.5  km  resolution.  One  difference  is  that
SeatrackWeb  with  BSHcmod  forcing  also  has  beaching  of  oil  at  Molen  while  OD3D  does
not  predict  this.  Comparing  our  results  with  the  SeatrackWeb  results  using
HIRLAM/HIROMB  forcing  more  oil  is  beached  near  the  accident  location  and  the  oil
does  not  travel  tiiat  far  soutii.  The  SetrackWeb  simulations  presented  here  and  in
BROSTROM  et  al.  (2011)  differ  not  only  because  of  different  forcing  fields  also  because  of
additional  uncertainty  spreading.

Figure  3:  SeatrackWeb  simulation  results  of  the  “Full  City”  case  72  h  after  the  initial  release  using
BSHcmod  forcing.

3.2  Container  drift  in  the  German  Bight
At  05:35  UTC  on  06.  January  2012  -  just  after  a  nordiwest  gale  causing  a  rough  sea  state
and  a  storm  surge  -  a  cargo  ship  reported  loss  of  ten  40-ft  containers  about  22  nm  WNW
of  Helgoland  near  die  German  Bight  Western  Approach.  Seven  containers  contained
wood  piles,  two  containers  were  empty  reefer  containers  and  one  container  included  car
spare  parts.  These  containers  were  partly  connected  witii  twist  locks,  drifting  in  packages
of  two,  three  or  four  containers  until  most  of  diem  probably  broke  off  distributing  tiieir
content.  Consequently,  die  pollution  was  more  a  danger  for  shipping  dian  for  wild  life
although  there  is  always  impact  on  ecology,  tourism  and  economy  in  general  by  such
accidents.