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1st Civil Support Team Mustard Agent Response New Bedford MA 7 JUN 2010 New Bedford MA Mustard Response Background The U.S. Coast Guard said the Atlantic City, N.J.-based vessel, the ESS Pursuit, dredged

up ten shells Sunday about 45 miles south of Long Island. The crew threw the items back into the ocean when the man began developing blisters. The boat remains isolated off the coast of New Bedford. The U.S. military used the ocean as a dumping ground for munitions, including a mustard agent, from after World War II through the 1960s.

A civil support team from Massachusetts went aboard the fishing vessel yesterday to conduct testing. They boarded again today and identified the presence of blister agents in one area. The Coast Guard is working with the EPA and other federal, state and local agencies to develop a decontamination plan for the vessel. Two additional crewmembers were removed last night, one complaining of nose and eye irritation, the other person had no symptoms.

The 39,000 pounds of clams the ESS Pursuit sold are isolated and under Massachusetts State control at Sea Watch International in New Bedford Source: FOX 25 News Boston New Bedford MA Mustard Response HQ 1st CST

USCG Sector Boston USCG Sector Southeastern New England Providence Incident Site New Bedford MA Mustard Response

Incident Command Post ESS Pursuit New Bedford MA Mustard Response Time Line 7 JUN - Initial indication of response

- Alert Deploy to Staging Area New Bedford - Link-up with New Bedford Fire Chief Brian Faria- Incident Commander - Joint CST/ US Navy EOD/ RI HAZMAT initial entry on vessel New Bedford MA Mustard Response Incident Command New Bedford MA Mustard Response

Joint Entry Prep Joint Entry New Bedford MA Mustard Response DAY 2 Time Line

8 JUN Tier 3 MA HAZMAT Alarm issued State Officials arrive Unified Command established USCG Lead Federal Agency EPA Joins Unified Command Objectives:

Determine extent of contamination on vessel Determine status of clam catch New Bedford MA Mustard Response Time Line 9 JUN USCG Atlantic Strike team Arrives MA State HAZMAT Teams Reduce presences Unified Command USCG Lead Federal Agency Objectives:

Conduct complete survey of vessel Remove remaining crew members Determine disposal of clam catch New Bedford MA Mustard Response Medical Reach back UMASS Medical Center New Bedford MA

Mustard Response EOD New Bedford MA Mustard Response New Bedford MA Mustard Response Lessons Learned

Prior operational relationships Joint Planning Joint Operations Sustainment Planning Plan on being the first on site

Reach back: Medical (UMASS), DTRA Utilization and understanding of IC/Unified Command Understand the role of the press Mission creep!! New Bedford MA Mustard Response The First question you are asked at an incident site should not be:

Who are you???!! But rather: How are you?