RRT/NWAC RRT/NWAC Sector Puget SoundSector Puget SoundCOTP/FOSC Report:COTP/FOSC Report:

COTP/ FOSC: Capt Scott FergusonCOTP/ FOSC: Capt Scott Ferguson

Presenter: LCDR Wade Gough, USCGPresenter: LCDR Wade Gough, USCG

June 2011June 2011

Facility/Container Inspection Branch(November 2010 - March 2011)

Branch Chief: LTJG Lindsay Cook, 206-217-6623, Lindsay.N.Cook@uscg.mil

• Waterfront Facility Safety/Security Inspections: 42

• Security Spot checks: 28• Oil Transfer Monitors: 21• Hazmat Container Inspections:

594• Recent Reg Changes have

had no impact applicable Facility Response Plans

Vessel Traffic(March 2011 – June 2011)

Branch Chief: LCDR Heather St. Pierre, 206-217-6042, Heather.J.St.Pierre@uscg.mil

• Total Transits: 46,026– Tankers – 150– Freight – 2,089– Cruise Ships – 32– Ferries – 33,228– Others – 10,527

• Incidents:– Collisions/Allisiions – 2– Groundings – 3– Vessel Casualties – 41

Incident Management DivisionIncident Management DivisionSpill Reports by County: 10 March 2011 – 10 June 2011Spill Reports by County: 10 March 2011 – 10 June 2011

Division Chief: LCDR Wade Gough, 206-217-6214, Wade.w.gough@uscg.milDivision Chief: LCDR Wade Gough, 206-217-6214, Wade.w.gough@uscg.mil

10 Spills 12.5%25.5 Gallons 6.8%

11 Spills 13.8%8.7 Gallons 2.3%

2 Spills 2.5%0.6 Gallons 0.2%

34 Spills 42.5%199.3 Gallons 53.5%

11 Spills 13.8%8.7 Gallons 2.3%

3 Spills 3.8%2.1 Gallons 0.6%

0 Spills 0%0 Gallons 0%

2 Spills 2.5%12 Gallons 3.2%

1 Spills 1.3%0.1 Gallons 0.1%

5 Spills 6.3%30 Gallons 8.1%

0 Spills 0%0 Gallons 0%

1 Spills 1.3%0.1 Gallon 0.1%

80 Spills Reported

372.4 Gallons Discharged

Sector Puget SoundSignificant Cases

M/V HYUNDAI OAKLAND, M/V KALAKALA

P/C ANDORINA

F/V RUBY LILY

M/V KALAKALA• What happened:

– Vessel listed 20° to port– Water intruded into the bilge– 100 gallons of motor oil in

the engine

• Significance:– Threat of sinking or capsizing– No power to the bilge pumps– OSLTF opened

M/V HYUNDAI OAKLAND• What happened:

– Hazmat release of Parachlorobenzotrifluoride from a container

– 2 people received chemical burns– Cause was unsatisfactory blocking

and bracing

• Significance:– Release of hazardous material– Personnel injured– Unsatisfactory blocking and bracing

found in 6 containers

P/C ANDORINA• What happened:

– Vessel grounded and sank as the tide came in

– Vessel started to discharge– OSLTF opened for dive ops and

fuel removal

• Significance:– Submerged for duration of

response– 150 gal potential– Owner financially unable to pay

for response– OSLTF opened

F/V RUBY LILY• What happened:

– Vessel grounded– OSLTF opened, but insurance

agency took responsibility– Vessel had 30° list during defueling,

ops halted– Vessel refloated with the tide

• Significance:– 4800 gallon potential spill on a

State Park– 4 contractors hired with 5 vessels

on scene– Ballast concerns during defueling

Recent Preparedness Events• Shell Oil Worst Case Spill National Level

Functional Exercise (June 15-16), Seattle• Pacific NW National Laboratories RAD/NUK Drills

(Puget Sound), June 20-24• U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Puget Sound PREP Drill,

Island County, WA (June 21-23), Oak Harbor, WA• Regional Radiological Response Meeting (June

27, Seattle (EPA host) – forum for interagency coordination (Japan’s power plant, regional)

Sector Puget Sound

1519 Alaskan Way S

Seattle, WA 98134