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OSC BRIEFINGUSCG SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER

15 November 2011

United States Coast Guard

SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSF/V Josias

16 July at the entrance to the Port of Brookings Harbor

$200,000 of OSLTF used

03 personnel onboard pulled off by Coast Guard crew

300 gallons onboard

Vessel floated off rocks with airbags and craned out of water

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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSF/V New York

One mile north of the Coos Bay North Jetty

$20,000 of OSLTF used

03 personnel onboard swam to shore through surf zone

200 gallons onboard

Vessel is total constructive loss

Fuel tanks and debris removed from beach by owner

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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSM/V EDFU Oct 11: Lost propulsion 9NM off the

mouth of the Columbia River Sector prepared for ICP stand-up

Vessel able to anchor and tugs on-scene within 12 hours

Able to make repairs verified by Class Society and proceeded into port

Nov 10: Lost propulsion transiting outbound IVO Clatsop Spit

Tug WILLAMETTE CHAMPION directed to drop load and assist the vessel

Issued COTP Order requiring appropriate sea going tugs to be on station and tend to the vessel while transiting in the Columbia River COTP Zone off the coast of Oregon and Washington, in U.S waters

Required Class Society to verify satisfactory repairs and proper operation of the main engine and anchors

Coordinated with Sector Puget Sound for transit plan and requirements

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SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSM/V ARION SB

Report of sheen at Terminal 4 IVO Vessel

Pollution Investigators found extra pipe on suction of bilge pump to cooling water system not on vessel diagram

Port State Control and CGIS conducted follow-up exam and discrepancies were found in the operation of the OWS and Oil Record Book entries

Case forwarded to Dept of Justice and US Attorney for prosecution of violating Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

Nov 2: Plea agreement reached and $750K Fine Assessed

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METRICS Responded to:

22 Unknown Sheen cases

02 Mystery Drum removals

04 Sunken vehicles

15 Vessel discharges

02 Facility discharges or releases

Administration/Penalties11 Letters of Warning

05 Notice of Violations

00 Class I Civil Penalty

00 Criminal

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Looking AheadMFSA Board and Subcommittee Meetings

DOE Quarterly Meeting – Monthly

LEPCs (Clatsop, Columbia, Clark, Grays Harbor, Multnomah, and Cowlitz Counties) – Monthly

Derelict Vessel Task Force Meeting – Monthly

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SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER

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