F/V Reel Fishing Adrift on Fire; Columbia River, OR
Columbia River, OR | 2003-Jan-18
Initial Notification: On January 18, 2003 at 1430 PST, the USCG reported the fishing vessel REEL FISHING was burning and drifting about 8 miles west of Peacock Spit, WA. The F/V REEL FISHING exploded and sunk at approximately 1730 on January 18th. The sheen from the remaining diesel was observed to be 3nm long by 1nm wide. On Sunday, January 19th, the observed sheen had lessened to 1nm. There were no observable shoreline impacts and the diesel seemed to have evaporated or dispersed within 18 hours.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 4,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 46° 16.54′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 124° 13.62′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Applied |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |