1. Region 4 -5 Area Committee
Southern California
Region 4 -5 Area Committee
July– September 2017
Presented by:
LT Daniel Ippolito
September 07, 2017

2. Sector LA/LB MER Stats NRC Reports Received Federal Projects
July – September 2017
NRC Reports Received
Federal Projects
Mystery Sheens
NOV’s Issued
LOW’s Issued
135 1 8 13

3. Case Highlights July-August 2017
Port of Long Beach Berth G232
ISO Tank punctured during loading operations. Approximately 6,600 gallons of Propyl Acetate were inside the tank.
LB Fire responded. Sector LA/LB established an initial 1,000 ft safety zone and sent duty MER team to liaison with command post. The facility contracted Patriot Environmental for cleanup and recovery.

4. Case Highlights July-August 2017
12 longshoremen reported difficulty breathing due to exposure. 11 were treated on scene and one was taken to Long Beach Memorial Hospital. One Firefighter was sent to the hospital from a head injury from a short fall. He was released from the hospital shortly after with minor injuries.
A command post was set up outside of the hot zone. Long Beach Fire HAZMAT conducted air monitoring and Patriot Environmental isolated the release by draining the container into a diaper. A vacuum truck was utilized to recover the product from the diapered area until the tank was empty.

5. Catalina Vessel Aground
Case Highlights March-June 2017
Catalina Vessel Aground
22 August 17
Vessel broke mooring and ran aground in Italian Gardens (Catalina Island).
IMD personnel deployed to make contact with owner.
OSLTF was accessed and NRC wsa contracted for pollution removal.
Approximately two and a half barrels of oily water mix was removed from the tank/bilges.
Currently, pollution threat is removed but vessel is still grounded.

6. On the Horizon Operation Clean Water
Geographic Response Strategy Deployments
Spill Management Team Exercises

7. Questions Thank You
CAPT Charlene Downey – Sector Commander
CAPT Monica Rochester– Deputy Sector Commander
CDR Lushan Hannah– Chief of Response
LCDR John Suckow– Chief, Incident Management Division
LT Dan Ippolito - Chief, Marine Environmental Response Branch