Sector Puget Sound
COTP/FOSC Report:
CDR Agneta Dahl
Contingency Planning & Force Readiness
15 November 2011
Inspection Stats
(June 2011 - October 2011)
Facility/Container Branch
Domestic Inspections Branch
• Waterfront Facility Safety/Security
Inspections: 43
• Security Spot checks: 28
• Oil Transfer Monitors: 31
• Hazmat Container Inspections:
151
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Fleet size: 706
Activities: 534
Vessel visits: 819
New Construction/Major Mod
Projects: 25
• Tug fleet: 237
• Exams: 20
• Liferaft/Liferaft Facility
Inspections: 138
Vessel Traffic Service
(June 2011 – October 2011)
Total transits: 101,094
– Tankers: 1,292
– Freight Ships: 4,325
– WSF Ferries: 70,335
– Cruise Ships: 314
– Others: 24,828
Commercial Vessel Incidents:
– Collisions/Allisions: 1
– Groundings: 1
– Interventions: 9
Contingency Planning & Force Readiness
Gov’t Led PREP Exercise, Salish Sea, June 21-23, 2011
• No Responsible Party, and a
scenario with International impact.
• Exercised NWACP and the CAN-US
PAC plan with Canada.
• Identified issues relating to:
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JIC/ Liaison/ Outreach
Volunteer Management
Environmental Unit Staffing
Utilization of Vessels of Opportunity
(VOO)
Incident Management Division
Spill Reports by County: June 2011 – October 2011
79 Spills Reported
6 Spills 7.6%
18.5 Gallons 2.2%
0 Spills 0%
0 Gallons 0%
4 Spills 5.1%
27 Gallons 3.2%
3 Spills 3.8%
5.1 Gallons 0.6%
3 Spills 3.8%
2.2 Gallons 0.3%
0 Spills 0%
0 Gallons 0%
1 Spills 1.3%
1 Gallon 0.1%
844.5 Gallons Discharged
11 Spills 13.9%
154.1 Gallons 18.2%
4 Spills 5.1%
2.5 Gallons 0.3%
5 Spills 6.3%
12.1 Gallons 1.4%
33 Spills 41.8%
387.7 Gallons 45.9%
9 Spills 11.4%
234.4 Gallons 27.8%
Percent of Total Gallons Spilled by Source Type
Commercial Fishing
Other Commercial
2%
Recreation
3%
6%
48%
41%
Mystery
Land Sources
Significant Cases
F/V NORMAN B
F/V T W LEGACY
Barge ST. ELIAS
F/V WESTERN NOMAD
M/V JUSTIN
M/V DRESDEN EXPRESS
F/V EASTERN WIND
F/V T W LEGACY
Incident:
– Vessel grounded on
Decatur Island
– Tide refloated vessel away
from island and sank
– 50 gallons of diesel onboard
Impact:
– A sheen developed ivo of the
vessel for 5 days
– OSLTF opened
– Safety concerns for dive ops
Barge ST. ELIAS
Incident:
– Barge aground on Belle Rock
– Barge refloated due to incoming
tide
– 10ft x 10ft hole found, but little
impact to vessel stability
Impact:
– Max fuel capacity is 20,000
gallons, but verified no fuel
onboard
– 37K lbs of high explosives
onboard
– Possible multi-day event if vessel
didn’t refloat
M/V JUSTIN
Incident:
– Vessel sank alongside a crane
barge
– Vessel punctured the barge,
divers plugged the whole
– Large crane barge brought in
to raise the vessel
Impact:
– 300 gallons discharged
– Skimming and diving
operations conducted
– Difficult salvage conditions
– Highly visible area, large
media interest
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