Public Hearing - EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal ...

11/3/2012
1 I've taken the liberty to rename that storm
2 Hurricane Exxon. And I believe there will be another.
3 All the indications are this is the start of more big
4 devastating storms. Next to hit could be from Key
5 West to Cape Hatteras; I would name that one Hurricane
6 Peabody.
7 The numbers of coal cargo ships that this
8 terminal would require would add more than one massive
9 coal carrier per day. Bear in mind that coal is a
10 very cheap commodity and it is very poorly regulated,
11 so there is not a lot of investment made in coal
12 transport ships or their crews. They're less valuable
13 than most other ships from the industry's viewpoint.
14 They tend to be shaky old cargo ships with cheap labor
15 operating them, loaded with heavy bunker fuel to cross
16 the Pacific.
17 If the industry gets their way, as they
18 usually do, these coal cargo ships will not only be
19 weaving and dodging around dozens of container ships,
20 barges, and tankers already going in and out of
21 ports -- I see. Thank you for your time.
22 o-O-o
23 CRAIG ABOLIN: Hi. My name is Craig Abolin
24 and I with my wife discovered Orcas Island in 1998. I
25 know that was a little later than many people.
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