Mr Toby Stone
Head of Counter Pollution and Response, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, UK

Toby spent 12 years at sea as a Deck Officer with BP Shipping serving on a variety of tonnage prior to joining the Maritime & Coastguard Agency 13 years ago. Since joining the agency he has worked in a variety of posts including Maritime Rescue Centres; Senior Lecturer Coastguard Training Centre; Operations Officer Marine Pollution Control Unit where he was the lead officer for UK OPRC implementation.

His last post was based in Aberdeen as the Principal Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland, one of four posts created after recommendations in Lord Donaldson's review of Salvage and Intervention and their Command and Control, acting as an understudy to the Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention.

Toby has been involved in and attended the majority of maritime shipping casualties in the UK pollution zone since 1997, including Sea Empress, Bolivar, Nordfarer, Yusup K, Multitank Ascania, EverDecent, Dole America, Lagik, Elektron, Ievoli Sun & Kodima.

He joined his present post in April this year, Head of Counter Pollution & Response, Headquarters. He is responsible for development of counter pollution and response strategy, development and implementation. Also providing operational, scientific and technical support in the UK for marine pollution incidents.

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