MARINE SPILL RESPONSE CORPORATION
(MSRC) AND CLEAN BAY INC. ANNOUNCE MERGED ORGANIZATION
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004 |
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| January 5, 2004 |
The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) and Clean
Bay Inc. announce the merger of the two organizations' California-based
assets effective January 1, 2004. The merged organization
will operate as the California Region under the MSRC structure
with their principal regional offices located in Concord,
California. The merger combines the personnel and resources
of both organizations into one locally operated organization,
and provides access to MSRC's considerable national resources
in the event of a large incident.
According to MSRC President Steve Benz, "We are pleased
to now provide a seamless spill response system in the
Bay area that will further enhance efforts in the event
of an oil spill." Steve Ricks, former President of Clean
Bay, and now MSRC Vice President for the California Region,
added that "By combining these two organizations, we have
brought the strongest response capabilities in this area
under one company, with readiness to protect the sensitive
California coastal environment."
MSRC, founded in 1990, is the largest most comprehensive
dedicated standby oil spill response organization in the
United States. It is a national not-for-profit response
company which owns and operates a fleet of dedicated Oil
Spill Response Vessels, ocean going barges, shallow water
skimming systems, other response equipment and enhanced
communications capabilities throughout the United States
East, Gulf, and West Coasts, the U.S. Caribbean, the Hawaiian
Islands and the Mid-continent region. MSRC is funded by
the Marine Preservation Association (MPA), a member-supported,
not-for-profit organization created in 1990 to assist the
petroleum and energy-related industries by addressing problems
caused by oil spills on water. An MPA member is eligible
to enter into a contract with MSRC that provides direct,
immediate access to MSRC resources.
Clean Bay, founded in 1971, represented the largest spill
response organization in the Bay area, providing services
to the refining and transportation industries.
For more information on MSRC contact Judith Roos at (703)
326-5617. For more information on MPA contact Robert Aldag
at (480) 991-5500.
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