Modelling of the oil spill in M/V Lady Tuna accident and the evaluation of the response operation in simulated condition with Pisces-II

Due to its geographical location as a transit country, Turkey must be prepared for ship accidents and conduct more effective response operation against oil pollution on the sea. For this reason, every effort should be made to prevent oil spills and to remove them effectively as soon as pollution has emerged. In this respect, various computer simulations are used to predict the behavior of the oil spills at sea. This provides better use of available response resources to combat the oil spill in seawater. In this thesis, the grounding accident of ship M/V Lady Tuna that occurred on 18th December 2016 near Çesme coast in Turkey was investigated. The oil spill as result of the accident was modeled with PISCES II (Potential Incident Simulation, Control and Evaluation System) simulator. As a result of the modelling of the accident with PISCES II simulator, the processes that occur during the interaction of oil with seawater and air as well as the behavior of the oil spreading on the sea surface was observed. The meteorological conditions at the time of the accident and the parameters of the spilled oil were processed into the PISCES II simulator. Later, the process of spreading, evaporation, dispersion, emulsification, variation of viscosity and shoreline interaction in the oil spill on the sea surface were detected. In addition, the response operation to combat oil pollution on the seawater was planned in real time. Thus, the results of the changing pollution and spill statistics are presented as numerical after the response resources controlled the oil spreading. It is assessed that this study will contribute to organizations involved in oil spill response operations.