Living in the Hazard Zones

LNG Developer-designated Hazard Zones
in Passamaquoddy Bay & Grand Manan Channel
— or —
What Downeast LNG & Quoddy Bay LNG
Don't Want You to Know

| Zones of Concern | Proposed LNG Ship Transit Route |
Affected Communities

"Zones of Concern" = Hazard Zones

Zones of potential threat to life, health, property, environment, and existing uses that accompany LNG ships are euphamistically referred to by FERC as "Zones of Concern." A more accurate term is what they were originally named by Sandia National Laboratories: "Hazard Zones."

These zones include the following hazards:

Zone 1 — within 500 meters (0.3 mile) of the ship

Death by cryogenic freezing

Death by fire or explosion

Death by asphyxiation (suffocation)

Cascading LNG containment failure (three or more of the ship's LNG containers would likely fail)

Destruction of the LNG ship and crew

Everything within this zone would likely be destroyed

Death to surface plankton

Death to surface and diving birds

Death to flying birds

Death to fish near the surface

Death to surfacing sea mammals (whales, porpoise, dolphin, seals)

Grass fires

Zone 2 — within 1,600 meters (1 mile) of the ship

Death by cryogenic freezing

Death by aspyxiation (suffocation)

Death or injury by fire or explosion

2nd-degree burns within 30 seconds of exposure

Property destroyed or damaged by fire or explosion

Death to surface plankton

Death to surface and diving birds

Injury or death to flying birds

Serious injury or death to surfacing sea mammals

Forest and grass fires

Zone 3 — within 3,500 meters (2.2 miles) of the ship

Death by aspyxiation (suffocation)

Death or injury by fire or explosion

1st-degree burns from a ship pool fire

2nd-degree burns if sufficiently exposed to a ship pool fire

Property destroyed or damaged by fire or explosion

Injury or death to animals

Forest and grass fires

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Proposed LNG Ship Transit Route

Developers are considering a route through Grand Manan Channel. They have selected that route to reduce criticism for endangering right whales; however, taking any route, they cannot guarantee that right whales won't be in their path.

Note the Hazard Zones that accompany transiting and berthed LNG ships:

Red = Zone 1
Gold = Zone 2
Green = Zone 3
Aqua = Security Zones around berthed ships

Hazard Zones along Quoddy Bay LNG's proposed ship route

(Below) Composite image of Quoddy Bay LNG's proposed LNG ship transit route through Passamaquoddy Bay's Head Harbour Passage and Western Passage, to the two proposed berths at Split Rock at Sipayik. The Hazard Zones that would accompany each ship are surrounded with red, gold, and green lines.