Willamette River Diesel Spill; Portland, OR

Portland, OR | 2003-Aug-05

Initial Notification: At approximately 1330 August 5, 2003, NOAA Hazmat received a call from Washington State Department of Ecology, requesting assistance for a diesel spill which had occurred at the mouth of the Willamette River where it entered the Columbia River at mile marker 101. A vessel had struck a 1500 gallon fuel tank on a dock releasing an estimated 750 gallons. NOAA verbally provided oil fate and trajectory information to assist in determining the distance the spill could travel. No further assistance was requested