United States Coast Guard

OSC BRIEFINGUSCG SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER

25 OCT 2012

United States Coast Guard

SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSF/V TWO MIKES

23 July at the entrance to Yaquina Bay, Newport Oregon

2 POB climbed safely from vessel to jetty

$25,000 of OSLTF used

2130 gallons onboard with numerous drums on deck

Vessel unrecovered due to location of grounding with submerged rocks and sand bars impeding recovery vessels

United States Coast Guard

SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSTUG VALIANT

Wood hull Tugboat Sank on 31 July at North Portland Harbor

All pollution and most machinery removed previously

Had been kept afloat with continuous running bilge pumps

United States Coast Guard

SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSF/V TIFFANY

26 Sep near Lord Island down river from Rainier Oregon

$80,000 of OSLTF used

Vessel had been taking on water with 3 feet standing water in engine room

Removed 7100 gallons oily water and fuel

United States Coast Guard

METRICSOct 2011 – Oct 2012

IMD:193 Notifications47 Unknown Sheen Cases31 Mystery Drum removals00 Sunken vehicles46 Vessel discharges13 Facility discharges or releases

Administration/Penalties38 Letters of Warning07 Notice of Violations04 Class I Civil Penalty01 Criminal

Prevention:

Loss of Propulsion

Deep Draft - 20

Fishing Vessels - 100

Total PSC Exams - 573

Transfer Monitors - 19

Facility Safety Inspections - 48

Facility Security Inspections - 53

Unannounced Security Spot Check - 53

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METRICSJun 2012 – Oct 2012

IMD:71 Notifications11 Unknown Sheen Cases15 Mystery Drum removals00 Sunken vehicles21 Vessel discharges06 Facility discharges or releases

Administration/Penalties15 Letters of Warning03 Notice of Violations01 Class I Civil Penalty01 Criminal

Prevention:

Loss of Propulsion

Deep Draft - 5

Fishing Vessels - 35

Total PSC Exams - 243

Transfer Monitors - 05

Facility Safety Inspections - 23

Facility Security Inspections - 22

Unannounced Security Spot Check - 28

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Looking AheadMFSA Oil Spill Prevention Subcommittee Meetings

DOE Quarterly Meeting

Derelict Vessel Task Force Meeting – Monthly

Bi-weekly phone conferences with NOAA regarding Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris.

NuStar Petroleum Worst Case Discharge – 20 November

RRT/NWAC Steering Committee Summit in Lacey, WA on 13 December