Transcript United States Coast Guard

OSC BRIEFING
USCG SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER
15 November 2011
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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
F/V Josias
 16 July at the entrance to the
Port of Brookings Harbor
 $200,000 of OSLTF used
 03 personnel onboard pulled off
by Coast Guard crew
 300 gallons onboard
 Vessel floated off rocks with
airbags and craned out of water
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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
F/V New York
 One mile north of the Coos Bay
North Jetty
 $20,000 of OSLTF used
 03 personnel onboard swam to
shore through surf zone
 200 gallons onboard
 Vessel is total constructive loss
 Fuel tanks and debris removed
from beach by owner
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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
M/V EDFU
 Oct 11: Lost propulsion 9NM off the
mouth of the Columbia River
 Sector prepared for ICP stand-up
 Vessel able to anchor and tugs onscene within 12 hours
 Able to make repairs verified by Class
Society and proceeded into port
 Nov 10: Lost propulsion transiting outbound IVO Clatsop Spit
 Tug WILLAMETTE CHAMPION directed to drop load and assist the vessel
 Issued COTP Order requiring appropriate sea going tugs to be on station and tend
to the vessel while transiting in the Columbia River COTP Zone off the coast of
Oregon and Washington, in U.S waters
 Required Class Society to verify satisfactory repairs and proper operation of the
main engine and anchors
 Coordinated with Sector Puget Sound for transit plan and requirements
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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
M/V ARION SB
 Report of sheen at Terminal 4
IVO Vessel
 Pollution Investigators found
extra pipe on suction of bilge
pump to cooling water system
not on vessel diagram
 Port State Control and CGIS conducted follow-up exam and
discrepancies were found in the operation of the OWS and Oil Record
Book entries
 Case forwarded to Dept of Justice and US Attorney for prosecution
of violating Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships
 Nov 2: Plea agreement reached and $750K Fine Assessed
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METRICS
 Responded to:
22 Unknown Sheen cases
02 Mystery Drum removals
04 Sunken vehicles
15 Vessel discharges
02 Facility discharges or releases
 Administration/Penalties
11 Letters of Warning
05 Notice of Violations
00 Class I Civil Penalty
00 Criminal
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Looking Ahead
MFSA Board and Subcommittee Meetings
DOE Quarterly Meeting – Monthly
LEPCs (Clatsop, Columbia, Clark, Grays Harbor,
Multnomah, and Cowlitz Counties) – Monthly
Derelict Vessel Task Force Meeting – Monthly
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SECTOR COLUMBIA
RIVER
QUESTIONS??
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