U S COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Incident
U. S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Incident Management Division Northwest Area Contingency Plan Committee Meeting Sector Columbia River On-Scene Coordinator Report LTJG Berit Boyle Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Ocean Shores, WA
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 33 CFR 3. 65 -15 / ACP 1000 -8 thru 1000 -12
OSC REPORT Oct 2016 – Feb 2017 FV PACIFIC RIM (Westport, WA) FV LILY MARLENE (Warrenton, OR) M/V EARNEST (Goble, OR)
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT DIVISION Mission The 14 -person Incident Management Division at Sector Columbia River responds to all pollution threats along the Columbia River, and the coastlines and navigable waters of Oregon and southern Washington state. • • • TYPICAL CASES: Mystery sheens Sunken vessels Grounded vessels Mystery drums Facility discharges and releases Vessel discharges and releases Exercises Derelict vessels Japan Tsunami marine debris
M/V ROSCO PALM GROUNDING Skamokawa, WA – Aug. 13, 2016 SCR issued COTP Order directing M/V to remain IVO Price Island with one tug onscene to determine risk of pollution, then proceed to Kalama anchorage to conduct post grounding underwater surveys. Conducted soundings with no loss of fuel and no signs of flooding. Vessel transited with 02 assist tugs and safely anchored at Kalama.
F/V EMERALD SEA Warrenton, OR – 29 August, 2016 F/V EMERALD SEA discharged diesel at Skipanon Marina and departed to Ilwaco, WA. IMD tracked down and confirmed source.
MV EARNEST Goble, OR –Sep. 25, 2016 82 ft wood hull tug boat sunk at River Queen site in Goble, OR. Portland IMD contracted NRC Environmental Services to deploy boom and Ballard Diving and Salvage to remove fuel from vessel.
GOBLE, OR SITE DREDGE MULTONOMAH RIVER QUEEN TUG EARNEST
FV LILY MARLENE Skipanon River, OR – October 12, 2016 • 66 ft vessel sank at Skipanon Marina. Utilized OSLTF to hire dive team removed 665 gallons of diesel from port, stbd and aft tanks. Contractor costs totaled $47, 000
FV PACIFIC RIM Westport, WA – October 23, 2016 FV PACIFIC RIM sank after striking a submerged object. 175 gallons of diesel in port tank was removed by owner and contractor. OSLTF opened to hire dive contractor fuel removal from starboard tank. Contractor costs totaled $5, 000.
FV RESTLESS C Westport, WA – November 18, 2016 46 ft FV sank at Westport Marina. Maximum capacity of fuel tanks was 340 gallons. Due to unsafe conditions of vessel, divers were unable to confirm whether fuel was onboard. Discharged oil was verified to be hydraulic oil. Contractor costs totaled $5, 000.
ABANDONED DRUMS Longview, WA – December 01, 2016 03 unmarked, abandoned drums were discovered stuck in debris in the Columbia River IVO of Longview, WA. CERCLA fund was utilized to hire contractors for proper removal and disposal. Contractor costs totaled $2, 000.
FV QUALAYSQUALLUM Moclips, WA – 07 December, 2016 58 ft FV ran aground N of Moclips, WA on the Quinault Indian Reservation. An estimated 2400 gallons of diesel was on board. Fuel tanks were inaccessible without damaging the vessel. Since the vessel was intact with no discharge, it was towed off the beach with fuel still on board and taken to Westport, WA.
MYSTERY SHEEN Portland, OR– 24 January 2017 A mystery sheen at the Portland Yacht Club was traced up river to Mc. Cuddy’s Marina. OSLTF was utilized to hire divers to locate the source of discharge. Though the source was not determined, 13 samples were taken from the sheen, vessels and a fuel dock in the vicinity. Contractor costs totaled $10, 000.
TYEE YACHT CLUB Portland, OR– 04 February 2017 IMD responded to report of a sheen at Tyee Yacht Club and discovered that it resulted from a hydraulic leak as dock workers were changing a fitting on a hydraulic fuel line. An employee was seen spraying a soapy mixture to disperse the oil, enforcement pending.
U. S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER OSC Report – February 28, 2017 Since last RRT (Oct 2016– Jan 2017) May ‘ 16 RRT Oct ‘ 16 RRT 75 NRC reports 114 65 32 Mystery sheens 22 14 21 Sunken vessels 3 4 7 Grounded vessels 1 6 4 Mystery drums 12 4 12 Facility discharges/releases 39 5 41 Vessel discharges/releases 33 38 2 Exercises 1 3 5 Derelict vessels 1 0 0 Reports Japan tsunami debris 2 0
U. S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER OSC Report – February 28, 2017 Training Description Dates NPFC Training 06 Oct 16 Exercises/Workshops Arc Terminals 07 Dec 16 GUIE – Portland, OR 21 Feb 17 Federal, state, and local planning and coordination efforts Description Dates Goble Site Meeting 10 Nov 16 Steering Commitee Meeting 21 Feb 17
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