Spill Reports: 248 reports received Amount Spilled: 880 gals Federally Funded Projects: 6 CERCLA/ OSLTF Response Team Dispatched: 32 times
F/V BALLERINA F/V NELLIE M. P/C PERMANENT ADDRESS ADDRESS
WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE: Fishing vessel sank at Port Ludlow Marina and was discharging red-dyed diesel; owner was unreachable. Port Ludlow FD deployed containment boom. USCG SPS accessed OSLTF and hired Global Diving and Salvage to conduct on water recovery, conduct a dive assessment, and defuel. Refloat to defuel: USCG A&J and partners in the response Est. 220 gal. removed/ 45 gal. recovered from waterway
WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE: Vessel broke anchor and grounded near Discovery Park. Vessel owner was unreachable and we didn’t know what (i.e. fuel) was onboard. SPS accessed the OSLTF and hired Ballard Marine Construction to assess, defuel While onboard they discovered what was believed to be a halon system, so all disembarked. SPS accessed the CERCLA fund and hired NRCES to haz-cat and remove the system. Approx. 125 gal. mixed petroleum removed & installed CO2 system. Good cooperation from different contractors/ agencies to fill different roles. Safety kept as #1 priority for all involved.
WHAT HAPPENED:SIGNIFICANCE: Vessel sank while moored in the Quileute Tribal Marina and was discharging fuel. The vessel owner was available but stated he could not fund clean up. QTM deployed containment boom. SPS accessed the OSLTF and hired Global Diving and Salvage to conduct on water recovery and defuel the vessel. Vessel discharged est. 75 gals of Diesel but 250 gals were recovered from the vessel/ prevented from discharging. Some difficulty with private owner vs. “LLC”