Transcript of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.
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- U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Incident Management
Division
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- Area of Responsibility
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- F/V Western JTMD
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- TYPICAL CASES: Mystery sheens Sunken vessels Grounded vessels
Mystery drums Facility /releases Vsl discharges/releases Exercises
Derelict vessels Japan Tsunami marine debris Marine Environmental
Response The 16-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.
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- Sector Columbia River IMD numbers Sector Columbia River has
issued 15 Letters of Warning so far in 2014, and 9 Notice of
Violations (about average). Since the last RRT, we have had 11
reports of Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris (a significant
increase!). Feb 2014-present: 102 NRC reports (avg 1+ a day) 12
Mystery sheens 3 Sunken vessels 2 Grounded vessels 5 Mystery drums
3 Facility discharges/releases 5 Vessel discharges/releases 5
Exercises 6 Derelict vessels 11 reports Tsunami debris LAST RRT:
LAST YEAR: 8084 1519 67 910 4 44 55 79 85 13
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- Derelict Vessel, Portland, Mar. 7 Summary 1207, Mar. 7: 26-foot
vessel sunk at Willamette Cove next to BNSF RR Bridge in Portland
in 22 feet of water. Est. discharge of 1- 2 gal diesel; IMD deemed
product to be unrecoverable and issued vessel owner USCG Letter of
Warning.
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- F/V Silver Girl, Warrenton, OR, March 9 Summary 0750, Mar 9:
Clatsop County Sheriff reported F/V Silver Girl had significant
sheen around it. IMD deployed and found two leaking drums on deck;
vessel owner arrived, hired contractor to remove all pollutants; CG
enforcement followed thru NOV issuance.
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- F/V JO MARIE, Brookings, Or., Jan. 20 10-12 CFVs navigate
around sunken vsl each day for a week
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- Vehicle in water, Seaside, OR, April 2 Summary 1225, Apr. 2:
Driver rolls vehicle off bridge in Seaside, OR, into the Necanicum
River. Complex 2-day operation mitigates 15-gal discharge. Slight
sheen observed; no sig. injuries, no sig. pollution, as car
removed.
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- Barge ELAND, Nehalem, OR, April 11 Summary 1353, Apr. 11:
Significant sheen reported in Nehalem River; vessel determined to
be in EPA zone, but CG assisted with response. Owner quickly
admitted to discharge from leak of crane on deck; deferred
enforcement to EPA.
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- Vigor Shipyard Discharge, April 11 Summary 1327, Apr. 11: Est.
1-2 gal. discharge from hydraulic leak in winch of anchor system at
facility. All pollution contained within boom that Vigor sets
around each vessel. NOV issued.
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- Japan Tsunami Marine Debris Summary: 11 reports of JTMD
received from April 29-May 16. None since! May 16: 3 square plastic
crate IVO Salishan Spit, Lincoln City, OR May 12: 20foot vsl near
Waldport, OR May 11: two 25 skiffs near Cape Kiwanda, OR, covered
in invasive species and removed by Tillamook Cnty May 11: 4
container, Agate Beach, OR May 10: 18 skiff spotted 38nm NW of
Grays Hbr, WA, sig. marine growth May 10: 5 gal. box at Pacific
City, OR May 10: 3 cylinder at Cannon Bch, OR May 9: 20 gal.
cylinder ashore on beach at Ocean City, WA. Disposed by DOE. 1 May:
2 30 cylinders 35 nm west of Cascade Head, OR 29 April: 18 vsl
Ocean Shores, WA
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- F/V Western, Charleston, OR Summary: CG Station Coos Bay
personnel hear report in early April that owner of 70 F/V plans to
scuttle it at sea on a possible trip from Coos Bay to Astoria, OR.
On April 22, vsl is stripped at pier. IMD deploys for
investigation
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- F/V Western, Charleston, OR Summary: FIR; no pollutants; EPA
statute on scuttling; mariner engagement!
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- Questions?