The maritime prefecture of Brest has just made public the details of the entire load of the Grande America. 2,100 vehicles and 365 containers. Plus 190 tonnes of marine diesel, 2,200 tonnes of fuel oil and 70,000 liters of oil.
The dangerous goods manifest with their location on board the ship and their product safety data sheet is the only mandatory document on the ship.
It is a transport declaration whose format is standardized. It includes the essential elements for the ship (weight of the goods, type of packaging, IMDG classification, UN number, flash point, location on board).
The Grande America’s dangerous goods manifests were submitted on 03/11/2019 to the maritime prefecture.
Loading the Grande America
365 containers (including 247 on deck 8 = on deck / 118 on deck 1 = in the depths).
- including 45 containing hazardous materials:
40 containers loaded in Antwerp / 5 loaded in Hamburg
16 different hazardous materials
- and 320 containing non-hazardous materials
and 2,100 vehicles
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Dangerous goods: 1,050 tonnes
85 tonnes of sodium hydrogen sulphide, hydrated, ie 4 containers in the hold.
16 tonnes of turpentine substitute (White Spirit), i.e. 1 container in the hold.
14 tonnes of zinc phosphate, i.e. 1 container on deck.
9 tons of Alkanes C14-C17 CHLORO TECHNICAL NAME AEROSOL aerosols, i.e. 1 container in the hold.
25 tonnes of prothioconazole, i.e. 1 container on deck.
2.2 tonnes of oolyethersiloxane, i.e. 1/2 container on deck together with
5.3 tonnes of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one + 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one, i.e. 1/2 container on deck.
62 tons of resin in solution, i.e. 3 containers (2 in the hold and one on deck).
720 tons of hydrochloric acid, or 24 containers on deck.
82 tons of sulfuric acid, ie 3 containers on deck.
The boat also carried:
- Dimethicone isododecane
- Isododecane
- Aerosols
- Ethanol
- Perfumery products
- Fire starters
- fuel cell vehicle
- Helium under pressure
Non-dangerous goods
| TYPE OF GOODS | NUMBER OF CONTAINERS |
| Paper | 62 |
| Divers (general cargo) | 55 |
| Steel | 24 |
| Non-hazardous chemicals | 23 |
| Fertilizer | 18 |
| Cars | 10 |
| Drink | 10 |
| Starch | 8 |
| Machines | 8 |
| Cereals | 7 |
| Resins | 7 |
| Spare parts | 7 |
| Carpet | 5 |
| Lubricants | 5 |
| Metals and alloys | 4 |
| Recycling | 4 |
| “Personal effects” | 4 |
| Glass | 3 |
| Pet food | 3 |
| Beer | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Tissues and toilet paper | 1 |
| empty boxes | 1 |
| Boats / spare parts | 1 |
| Polyester fibers | 1 |
| Food | 45 |
| TOTAL | 320 |
2,100 vehicles:
- 1,212 new cars and 567 used cars.
- 42 used vans.
- 3 camping-cars.
- 44 new construction machines and 20 used ones.
- 20 new buses and 2 used ones.
- 43 new trucks and 147 used ones.
And 370 bulk packages.
There was also in the holds of the Grande America:
- 190 tons of MGO (marine diesel)
- 2.200 tonnes de IFO 380 (intermediate fuel oil)
- 70,000 liters of oil
For Jacky Bonnemains, from the Robin des Bois association, “this is the first time in the history of maritime accidentology that such a detailed inventory has been made public”.
“Everything is disturbing in this inventory”, he estimated, “both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, with probably computers, automotive spare parts, even a highly explosive hydrogen vehicle (in contact with air) and we have 55 containers whose contents are unknown”.
The Robin des Bois association announced that it had filed a complaint Thursday in Brest against the shipowner Grimaldi and the captain of the ship.
[#GrandeAmerica] Continuation of operations: more than a hundred people @MarineNationale @EMSA_LISBON and spanish #BiscayePlan at sea to combat pollution. Discover all the resources involved #AEM@Min_Ecologie @SGMer @FdeRugy @salvamentogob pic.twitter.com/MPmLeZgVBm
— Premar Atlantique (@premaratlant) 21 mars 2019
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