United States Coast Guard RRT BRIEFING USCG SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER 29 June 2011
United States Coast Guard SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS Tsunami Response – Brookings, Or. 12 March – Sector Columbia River IMD personnel responded to severe damage caused by the Japan Tsunami in the Port of Brookings Harbor. Set up Incident Command Post and ICS. Multiple broken and free floating docks within the Sporting Basin. 6 sunken vessels within the area.
United States Coast Guard SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS F/V JB runs aground on beach – Gray’s Harbor, Wa. 06 June – Near the entrance to Westport Marina. 2 persons onboard rescued by local Coast Guard Station. Potential 250 gallons of diesel fuel and lube oil onboard. All product successfully recovered. 120 gallons of diesel fuel and 130 gallons of lube oil No loss of product. All state partners notified.
United States Coast Guard SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS Coffer Dam has been built and vessel is being salvaged in place. Estimated completion date of 25 July 2011 (not including soil remediation) Total oil water mixture recovered: 1.7 million gallons Total steel removed: 2.5 million pounds Oiled debris disposed of: 468,720 pounds Fund ceiling raised to $16.7 million
United States Coast Guard LST 1166 COTP provided EPA with Pollution Removal Funding Authorization providing reimbursement to conduct disposal alternatives assessment and generate Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis report on for the LST EPA currently completing EECA
United States Coast Guard OTHER SECTOR ACTIVITIES Training, Drills, Exercises and Conferences: MFSA Board and Subcommittee Meetings (Monthly) DOE Quarterly Meeting - Apr ICS 339 Instruction - Apr Science of Oil Spills Workshop (Seattle) - Apr MFSA spill training - May MOBEX- May CERCLA training (EPA)- May International Oil Spill Conference - May VOSS – DIP – SORS annual maintenance - Jun Responded to: 21 Unknown Sheen cases 04 Mystery Drum removals 01 Sunken vehicles 16 Vessel discharges 05 Facility discharges or releases Administration/Penalties 15 Letters of Warning 03 Notice of Violations 00 Class I Civil Penalty 00 Criminal
United States Coast Guard Looking Ahead MFSA Board and Subcommittee Meetings DOE Quarterly Meeting - Monthly LEPCs (Clatsop, Columbia, Clark, Grays Harbor, Multnomah, and Cowlitz Counties) – Monthly MFSA & Sause Bros. Worst Case Discharge Exercise – Longview, WA – July VOSS system deployment – CGC Fir – Astoria – Sept
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