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U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR NEW YORK INCIDENTS IN THE PORT OCTOBER 2009 - NOVEMBER2010. CAPT Linda Fagan. LCDR André Murphy. Recent Pollution Activity. From 01OCT09-09NOV10 investigated 548 NRC Reports 440 Oil 53 Hazmat 11 Air Releases 44 Other Responded to 107 Pollution Incidents.
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U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR NEW YORK INCIDENTS IN THE PORT OCTOBER 2009 - NOVEMBER2010 CAPT Linda Fagan LCDR André Murphy
Recent Pollution Activity • From 01OCT09-09NOV10 investigated 548 NRC Reports • 440 Oil • 53 Hazmat • 11 Air Releases • 44 Other • Responded to 107 Pollution Incidents. • Referred 52 cases for enforcement. • Accessed the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for $107,500 in funds management.
Type 3 Incidents and Significant Cases • Type 3 IMT Stand-ups • 09JAN10 - M/V Sichem Defiance (20 days) • 01AUG10 - Hurricane Earl (5 days) • 08NOV10 – Entergy –Indian Point Nuclear Generating Facility (3 days) • Other significant incidents • Sunken dredge • 600 gallon discharge of red-dye diesel • TransCanada 24K gallon kerosene discharge • W.A.S. Sulfuric Acid Release • F/V Lydia J Federalized Case
NPREP Brief • Led by Bouchard Transportation • Involved Area Committee, AMSC, and Harbor Ops • Exercise focused on: • Response action of Bouchard’s SMT and set up of a Unified Command • Use of GIS • Boom Deployment • Public Affairs • MTSRU • Equipment deployment exercise in the vicinity of Liberty Island
Booming Strategies • The Booming Strategies Sub Committee completed 1 exercise to test strategies listed in the Area Contingency Plan. • The exercises were put on hold due to response actions for Deepwater Horizon. • Upcoming committee meetings TBD.
Deepwater Horizon Support • Sector New York deployed 232 Active Duty and Reserve Personnel in support of Deepwater Horizon. • 84 Active Duty; 148 Reservists • OSROs in the NY/NJ deployed • Over 95,000’ boom • 99,375 gallons dispersant • MSRC’s 210’ NJ Responder • NRC’s 110’ OSRV Guardian • 11 small boats (14’-25’) • 13 vac trucks w/ 2,200-3,200 gallon capacity • 2 skimmers • Over 100 personnel to operate equipment/ vsls
Maritime Evacuation Plan • SECNY Concept of Operations (CONOP) for Maritime Evacuation briefed to NY Harbor Small Passenger Vessel Subcommittee of the Harbor Ops Committee. • CONOP for Maritime Evacuation pre-designates radio frequencies along with Active, Additional, Supplemental, and Non-Operational ferry landing sites in NJ and the Five Boroughs. • Stakeholders include NYCOEM, NYDOT, NJDOT, NJSP-OEM, NJOHS&P, CG
Dredge Shinnecock15NOV09 Sunken Dredge Barge in the Shrewsbury River – Sea Bright, NJ 15 gallons of sludge oil discharged from crane engine Potential - 7,000 gallons of diesel remained contained in the tank and was lightered off the dredge
Clean Waters of New York23DEC09 600 gal of #2 red dye diesel into the Kill Van Kull on Staten Island, NY Transfer hose separated during transfer resulting in both open ends entering the water.
TransCanada-Ravenswood24FEB10 Potential Only - 24,000 gallons of kerosene onto land in Long Island City, NY - Potential discharge into East River Coast Guard Facilities/FOSCR teams conducted a multi-day transfer monitor where 1.8 million gallons of kerosene was transferred from KO-1 tank to 02 barges on the East River. Coast Guard / EPA / NYS DEC agreed the State will become the supervising agency for oversight in the long term remediation.
W.A.S. Terminal15JUL10 • 270 Gallons Sulfuric Acid • The storage tote was contaminated causing a reaction rupturing the tote • 1 person injured • Did not result in waterway impact • NJ DEP lead investigation. Ken’s Marine Service conducted a 5 day clean-up. • OSHA also conducted • investigation.
Federal CaseF/V Lydia J17OCT10 75 gallons diesel discharged into the Arthur Kill. 300 gallons fuel oil removed fuel tank by OSRO. OSLTF will be charged approximately $45,000. Finalization of dailies still in process.
#2 Containment Dome Entergy – Indian Point Nuclear Generating FacilityTransformer Fire08NOV10 #21 Transformer Suffered Catastrophic Failure Turbine Building #3 Containment Dome Transformer Fire at Entergy Nuclear Power Facility in Buchanan, NY Discharge of dielectric fluid into the Hudson River