1. Federal On Scene Coordinator’s Report Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Spills September 2015 – February 2016
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2. Spill Stats Sept15-Feb16 SECTOR PUGET SOUND
Spill Reports: 287 reports received Amount Spilled: 4,920 gallons (includes non- petroleum) Federally Funded Projects: 9 OSLTF Response Team Dispatched: 41 times

3. Number of Spills by Product Type
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Spill Stats (cont.)
Number of Spills by Product Type
37% Unknown/Mystery Sheen
18% Hydraulic Oil
16% Diesel Fuel

4. Spill Stats (cont) SECTOR PUGET SOUND Number of Spills by Cause
37% Mystery Spills/Unknown
28% Equipment Failure
13% Human Error

5. SECTOR PUGET SOUND
Spill Stats (cont)

6. Spill Stats (cont.) SECTOR PUGET SOUND
309 for auto/plane train (6/10) – trailer spilled non-hazardous fertilizer… 250 gals
Then it’s mostly fishing vessels (207) followed by mystery sheens which we attribute about a gallon each…
Grand total is

7. T/V VIGOROUS SECTOR PUGET SOUND What happened: Significance:
On 08OCT2015, IMD was notified that the vessel was at risk of sinking.
Conducted assessment and found bilges were full of oily waste
Global Diving and Salvage was hired to handle the response
Successfully removed 20,000 gallons of oily bilge waste and miscellaneous HAZMAT.
FPN issued: S16001
Authorized ceiling: $75,000
Total Contractor Costs: $26,560
Moored next to F/V CREST (previous project)
Good cooperation between CG, WA DNR, NOAA, and WA Ecology

9. WESTERN YACHT HARBOR MARINA FIRE
What happened:
Significance:
An estimated 70 gallons if mixed petroleum products was discharged
250 gallons of fuel was removed.
Good cooperation between CG and WA ECY, Fire Investigators
High Media Interest
Early in the morning on 02NOV15, a three alarm fire occurred at the marina sinking eight vessels and damaging others.
CG arrived on scene in the morning and immediately federalized the case to contain the spill and remove remaining fuel from the sunk vessels
Ballard Marine Construction, NRCES, and Global Diving and Salvage were hired to handle the response
FPN issued: s16005
Authorized ceiling: $110,000
Total Contractor costs: $67,460

10. MSSR: CWO TODD

11. F/V BLACKFISH What Happened: Significance: Long travel time
Estimated 198 gallons of diesel discharged into the water
248 gallons successfully recovered
Performed ESA Consultation
On 10DEC15, the vessel sank at the pier in Neah Bay, WA.
NRCES and Global Diving and Salvage was hired to handle the response
FPN issued: s16007
Authorized ceiling: $50,000
Total Contractor Cost: $24,500

13. JIM CLARK MARINA FIRE What happened: Significance:
Est. combined total of 350 gallons of diesel fuel onboard the vessels
Est. 100 gals fuel recovered by GDS
Est. 20 gallons discharged
Concern of blocking the waterway/channel
On 29DEC15, two pleasure crafts caught fire and sank
Duwamish River
Global Diving and Salvage Inc. was hired to handle the response
GDS later removed both vessels from the water under vessel owner insurance on 05JAN16
FPN issued: s16010
Authorized ceiling: $25,000
Total CG Cost: $11,500

15. F/V STREAKER What Happened: Significance:
On 17FEB16, the vessel sank at the pier La Conner, WA.
Global Diving and Salvage was hired to handle the response
FPN issued: s16013
Authorized ceiling: $10,000
Total Contractor Cost: $6,800
Owner stated the vessel sat at the pier for about 11 years
125 gallons successfully recovered
Recovered more fuel than what the owner stated was onboard

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