U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR NEW YORK

INCIDENTS IN THE PORTOCTOBER 2009 - NOVEMBER2010

LCDR André Murphy

CAPT Linda Fagan

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 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

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

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.

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

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

•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

•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.

•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.

•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.

•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.

•Transformer Fire at Entergy Nuclear Power Facility in Buchanan, NY

•Discharge of dielectric fluid into the Hudson River

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