Risk Assessment Highlighted 'High' Risk of Exposure to Public from Toxic Hydrogen Sulphide Gases - Why the f*ck was there no public warning?

 

Why was no public warning issued to tourists, kayakers, swimmers, walkers, cruise ships, yachts, divers & residents endangered by the 'Toxic Threat Zone' off Portree? https://t.co/t1ux69sVwH @_KateForbes @Ianblackford_MP @PortreeHigh @fire_scot @HighlandCouncil @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/egBccWciAV

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

Here's a Risk Assessment from Vanderpers Maritime dated 16 August 2022 in relation to the risk of exposure to the public from toxic Hydrogen Sulphide gas and public risk of exposure to explosion from a sunken feed barge at Bakkafrost's salmon farm off Portree on the Isle of Skye:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burning Question: A Risk Assessment by HAZMAT emergency responders Vanderpers highlighted a 'High' risk of exposure to the public from toxic Hydrogen Sulphide gas & 'Low' risk of "exposure to explosion" in Portree https://t.co/3x9UugzrFs
Why the f*** was there no public warning? pic.twitter.com/hZNPbey74T

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

 

 

Download the 17-page report in full online here

 

 

Here's the only public statement I can find issued by Highland Council - not a public warning but a "message of resassurance" to allay concerns from Portree residents after a BBC News story @BBCIainMac @BBCHighlands @BBCScotHighland @cllrjfinlayson @_KateForbes @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/tTmUiODzDE

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

 

$camon $cotland revealed on Monday (14 November 2022):

 

"Should the barge explode mitigations are in place to protect public health" wrote @marinescotland in August with Portree High School named as a rest centre “should the gas come to shore” & @HighlandCouncil as an ‘emergency response centre’ @fire_scot @ScotlandSalmon @_KateForbes pic.twitter.com/hzAmECN4bx

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 14, 2022

 

 

When "explosive" Hydrogen Sulphide gases at 55,000 ppm were detected in August off Portree the authorities planned for a 'worst case scenario' & emergency response due to explosion risk. Yet they failed to issue a public warning! @fire_scot @PoliceScotland @NHSScotland @scotgov pic.twitter.com/FNI1ya2Mld

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 14, 2022

 

 

Why was the public not warned about "explosive" toxic gases leaking off Skye? Surely tourists in Portree, walkers along the coastal path near the salmon farm, kayakers, swimmers & divers should have been warned? @_KateForbes @Ianblackford_MP @scotgov @HighlandCouncil @fire_scot https://t.co/DTfPoW0OTT pic.twitter.com/t2lu9ALauz

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 14, 2022

 

 

 

Questions are now being asked why Bakkafrost (called The Scottish Salmon Company until June 2022) continued to operate their farm off Portree whilst toxic gases were leaking underwater.

 

Did @FSScot stop the sale of salmon from the site of the toxic gas leak?@HighlandCouncil @foodgov @FoodUnwrappedTV @foodanddrinksco https://t.co/qEIFUzxqx1 pic.twitter.com/t4EFEzAXR6

— Salmon Scotland (@SalmonScotland) November 16, 2022

 

 

$almoney: Instead of pumping feed out of sunken barge - which is "extremely expensive" - Norwegian/Faroese giant Bakkafrost left it to rot on the seabed for nearly a year & continued to farm salmon off Portree precipitating "explosive" levels of toxic gas https://t.co/ETYEv0SntC pic.twitter.com/IThNzKgDel

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 14, 2022

 

 

 

Data published by Salmon Scotland shows that Bakkafrost farmed salmon at their Portree site until June 2022:

 

 

 

Data @ScotlandSalmon shows Bakkafrost continued to farm salmon above the leaking feed barge off Portree until June 2022 - that's a six month toxic marinade after the sinking in Nov 2021. It puts a whole new spin on smoked & flame-grilled Scottish salmon! https://t.co/SoNPFvPXOA pic.twitter.com/vcdOsDW0iM

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

 

How long will Bakkafrost's sunken feed barge remain rotting on the bottom of Loch Portree and when will Bakkafrost report the financial fallout from the sinking and clusterfuck of a salvage operation to their shareholders and the Norwegian stock exchange (Bakkafrost's largest shareholder is the Norwegian Government)?

 

From: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: Toxic Gasses at Bakkafrost Scotland?
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>

 

Further to $camon Scotland's email of 30 August 2022 (still unanswered), could you please provide an update on the state of the salvage operation off Portree including any public/environmental risks arising from leaking toxic gases?

 

When will Bakkafrost be reporting the financial costs of the salvage operation to the Oslo stock exchange (I understand there are disclosure rules under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act) and Bakkafrost shareholders (the largest being the Norwegian Government as represented by Folketrygdfondet)?

 

Documents obtained via FOI detail the "explosive" nature of Bakkafrost's feed barge, the public risks from explosion (Hydrogen Sulphide toxic gases were found in August at 55,000 ppm - levels within the "explosive range") and legal action between Bakkafrost and Briggs Marine (which presumably adds to the costs):

 

Bakkafrost is Dead in Water in Scotland - "Explosive" FOI Disclosure Lifts Lid on Hazardous Scottish Salmon!

 

An update would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Don Staniford

 

$camon $cotland

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Don Staniford <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 12:52 PM
Subject: Toxic Gasses at Bakkafrost Scotland?
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>

Can Bakkafrost please comment publicly on the toxic gasses spewing from a sunken feed barge off Portree on the Isle of Skye?

 

Details via: Toxic Gasses Spew From The Scottish Salmon Company (Bakkafrost Scotland) Off Portree?

 

The salvage operation for the sunken feed barge was notified to various agencies earlier this month via The Scottish Salmon Company: http://whamassoc.org.uk/bundles/app/downloads/62f14a6b8b2b9_SSC_Notice%20to%20Mariners_Portree.pdf

 

 

 

I was just searching Bakkafrost's financial reports: https://www.bakkafrost.com/en/investor-relations/

 

 

Where is the sunken feed barge incident cited in Bakkafrost quarterly reports?  

 

Grieg Seafood, for example, reported losses due to a sunken feed barge on the Isle of Skye in 2018 to shareholders and investors: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/grieg-grieg-shetland-salmon/feed-barge-sinking-scuppers-grieg-shetlands-q1-profits/1256638

 

 

Surely Bakkafrost has a duty to report such losses to shareholders and stock exchange?

 

Thanks,

 

 

Don Staniford

 

Director, $camon $cotland

 

 

Whilst Grieg Seafood reported the NOK 10 million (£921K) financial fallout from a sunken feed barge off the Isle of Skye to shareholders & the Norwegian stock exchange, here's the public disclosure thus far by Bakkafrost @Folketrygdfond @osloboers @NFdep @ScotlandSalmon https://t.co/6SE5PcCK1U pic.twitter.com/rmwbQc2zd3

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Note that the salvage of a feed barge in Loch Dunvegan [correction: Loch Snizort] on the Isle of Skye by Grieg Seafood cost ca. £1 million (and there was no feed reported in the sunken barge):

 

In Q1 2018, Grieg Seafood reported financial losses of NOK 10 million (£921,000) due to raising a sunken feed barge in Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye @GriegShetland https://t.co/vWhNUISwmL
The feed barge sank in 2017 but was not raised until late 2021 https://t.co/Cef3o2IuK8

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

 

 

 

A Risk Assessment of a feed barge recovery in Loch Dunvegan - salvaged in 2021 - was published @marinescotland @OceanKinetics @AquaterraEnergy
The salvage cost @GriegShetland NOK 10 million (£921K) @scotseafarms
When will @scotgov public the Risk Assessment for Portree salvage? pic.twitter.com/WjHxHAsOPK

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 17, 2022

 

 

 

 

The Price of $cottish $almon: When a feed barge sank in Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye in 2017 it cost @GriegShetland NOK 10 million (£921,000) @scotseafarms https://t.co/vWhNUISwmL
How much will the salvage of a feed barge off Portree cost? @Folketrygdfond @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/BLiPnZzZ2T

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 17, 2022

 

Read more via:

Bakkafrost is Dead in Water in Scotland - "Explosive" FOI Disclosure Lifts Lid on Hazardous Scottish Salmon!

Document dump by Scottish Government following FOI review: floodgates opened on "explosive" salmon barge off Portree!

Bakkafrost's Scottish Salmon Nightmare Gets Worse with 10,000 Tonne Black Hole in Scotland!

"Explosive" FOI disclosure from SEPA on Toxic Gases Spewing from The Scottish Salmon Company (Bakkafrost) Off Portree!

Bakkafrost is Dead in the Water in Scotland - 2021 Annual Report Details "Deadly Cocktail"!

Toxic Salmon Barge Salvaged This Month Off Portree (as revealed by FOI disclosure by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency)

500m exclusion zone near Portree Harbour in Skye as barge gives of rotten eggs smell

P&J: "Exclusion zone set up around Skye barge giving off rotten eggs smell"

"Experts tackle lethal gas leaking from sunken feed barge" (Fish Farming Expert)

BBC News: "'Rotten egg' gas leaking from fish feed barge wreck - 500m exclusion zone placed near Portree on Skye"

Toxic Gasses Spew From The Scottish Salmon Company (Bakkafrost Scotland) Off Portree

 

 

 

 

 

$almafia 101: "Explosive" gas found at salmon farm with 'Toxic Threat Zone' mapped off Portree yet government agencies stay silent #Omerta
Then following @BBCScotlandNews story which prompts concerns from residents, @HighlandCouncil issue 'message of reassurance' @Folketrygdfond pic.twitter.com/RPj7mxKeYW

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 16, 2022

 

 

 

When "explosive" gases were found at 55,000 ppm under a salmon farm off Portree, Bakkafrost emailed late on a Friday afternoon & then "tried to call a few numbers" on Saturday. "Both [redacted] & myself have been available all weekend & have no missed calls?" said @MCA_media pic.twitter.com/wYcp31x8uK

— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 17, 2022