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OSC BRIEFING
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River
July 24, 2013
United States
Coast Guard
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS 2012-2013
F/V TIFFANY
 Sep. 26, 2012, near
Lord Island … down
river from Rainier,
Oregon
 $80,000 of OSLTF used
 Vessel had been taking
on water with 3 feet of
standing water in
engine room
 Removed 7,100 gallons
oily water and fuel
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Coast Guard
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS 2012-2013
Fisher Island Tar Balls
 On Nov. 1, 2012, reports were received of
black oil on the beaches of Fisher Island, and a
silver colored sheen was sighted within the
vicinity. Sector Columbia River IMD
personnel deployed with Washington DOE to
investigate. Black oil, tar balls, and tar patties
were discovered on the beach.
 Cowlitz Clean Sweep was hired to conduct
clean-up. With the aid of Cowlitz Clean
Sweep, IMD and DOE conducted an extensive
sweep of the area, but a source could not be
determined.
 Amount of Oil Spilled: Unknown
OSLTF Costs: $8,707.70
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Coast Guard
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS 2012-2013
F/V ROBERT HENRY
 On Jan. 2, 2013, the FV Robert
Henry ran hard aground among
the rocks within the vicinity of
Cape Arago, OR. The vessel
had a fiberglass hull with steel
fuel tanks containing 300
gallons of diesel.
 Vessel broke apart amongst the
waves and rocks. All debris and
threats of pollution were
removed, but it is estimated that
a total of approximately 250
gallons of diesel was
discharged.
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Coast Guard
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS 2012-2013
F/V GENESIS A
 On Jan. 25, 2013, the FV
GENESIS A ran aground at
Ledbetter Point, south of the
entrance for Willipa Bay.
 675 gallons of diesel fuel,
hydraulic oil, and lube oil was
estimated to have been
discharged from the vessel.
 730 gallons of diesel fuel was
successfully recovered from the
vessel.
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Coast Guard
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS 2012-2013
Oregon City Hydraulic Spill
 On Feb. 4, 2013, upon investigating a report
of a silver sheen on the Willamette River, it
was discovered that a hydraulic oil leak in
an elevator shaft of a neighboring facility
resulted in oil leaching through the ground
and into a public waterworks outfall.
 Sector Columbia River IMD Portland
Detachment worked in conjunction with
Oregon DEQ and the facility to coordinate a
two week operation of repair and
remediation to prevent further discharge.
 It was estimated that a total of 316 gallons
of hydraulic oil was lost. It is estimated that
50 gallons of hydraulic oil impacted the
Willamette River.
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Coast Guard
Sector Columbia River IMD
July 2010 – July 2013
IMD Responses:
 650 Notifications
 187 Unknown Sheen
Cases
Administration/Penalties
 126 Letters of Warning
 85 Mystery Drum
Removals
 32 Notice of Violations
17 Sunken Vehicles
 01 Criminal
 10 Class I Civil Penalty
 114 Vessel Discharges
 53 Facility Discharges
or Releases
United States
Coast Guard
Sector Columbia River IMD
Feb 2013 – July 2013
IMD Responses:
 228 Notifications
 60 Unknown Sheen
Cases
Administration/Penalties
 19 Letters of Warning
 12 Mystery Drum
Removals
 12 Notice of Violations
 2 Sunken Vehicles
 0 Criminal
 0 Class I Civil Penalty
 15 Vessel Discharges
 5 Facility Discharges
or Releases
United States
Coast Guard
Sector Col. River IMD
June 2012 – July 2013
OSTLF
CERCLA
Total
Astoria cases
4
27
71
Portland cases
8
9
111
Sector Col. River
12
26
182
Oregon
7
16
138
Washington
5
10
43
Report of:
Total
Mystery sheen
53
Mystery drums
47
Tsunami debris
18
Com. vsl. pollution
17
Facility pollution
16
Fish. vsl. pollution
9
Pleasure crft sinking
9
Misc. debris ashore
8
Public/gov’t vsl
8
Pleasure crft pollution
4
Fish. Vsl. Grounding
4
Vehicle pollution
3
Fish vsl. Sinking
3
Pleasure crft grounding
0
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Coast Guard
Looking Ahead
 DOE Quarterly Meeting, July 31
 RRT/NWAC Meeting in early November in
Portland, Or.
 MFSA Oil Spill Prevention Subcommittee
Meetings
 Derelict Vessel Task Force Meeting – Monthly
 Bi-weekly phone conferences with NOAA
regarding Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris.
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Coast Guard