Spill Reports: 206 reports received Amount Spilled: 19,240 gals Federally Funded Projects: 8 OSLTF Projects Response Team Dispatched: 26 times

F/V ARLINE P/C HIGGINS P/C QUEEN P/C AVALON

WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE:  Vessel was being towed (dead ship) by 14 FT skiff when it ran aground and subsequently sank at the next high tide near Brinnon, WA  WA Ecology, U.S. Coast Guard, WA Department of Health and WA Department of Natural Resources participated in a town hall meeting  Owner was unable to satisfy Captain of the Port requirements of submitting a safe salvage plan  Department of Natural Resources seized custody of the vessel and removed the vessel on 28OCT14  Outstanding multi-agency response and coordination  ESA Consultation (Section 7)  Local community extremely concerned about the spill and impacts  Private property owner finally got the vessel removed from her land

WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE:  Vessel ran aground in Swinomish Channel and owner was arrested for BUI.  Vessel had a shaft packing seal failure and oily bilge water was being discharged into the waterway.  Used OSLTF to conduct initial response/mitigation of fuel spill  Estimated 150 gals of diesel fuel onboard  Estimated 5 gallons of oily bilge discharged  Global Diving Salvage placed boom and absorbent around the vessel.  Owner was released later that day and came back to the vessel, secured bilge pumps, and removed oily waste from the bilges  Known history of violations

WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE:  Vessel was found adrift, near Sinclair Inlet, in rough conditions and was in danger of running aground  Used OSLTF to hire local tug to tow the vessel  Unknown potential onboard.  Vessel was at risk of running aground in the vicinity of Bremerton Ferry Terminal.  Vessel was successfully secured by tug to a mooring buoy.  No owner was known at the time of the incident

WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE:  Vessel ran aground at Marrowstone Point  Estimated 100 gallons of diesel fuel onboard  Used OSLTF to conduct response/mitigation of fuel spill  Owner was unable to mitigate the pollution threat  150 gallons of Diesel fuel removed  No pollution to the waterway