Coast Guard, Oregon DEQ, Chevron Shipping, others conduct large oil spill drill in Astoria

Coast Guard, Oregon DEQ, Chevron Shipping, others conduct large oil spill drill in Astoria
ASTORIA, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, other state and local agencies, along with Chevron Shipping and numerous pollution response and salvage companies and organizations participated in a major drill in Astoria, Thursday, designed to prepare personnel for a coordinated response in the event of a large vessel collision, fire and oil spill in the Lower Columbia...

Davy Crockett Unified Command to begin cofferdam construction Friday

The barge, Davy Crocket, sits aground on the bank of the Columbia River near Camas, Wash. Photo by the Washington State Department of Ecology PORTLAND, Ore. — The Unified Command for operations to remove the barge Davy Crockett from the Columbia River will begin construction of a cofferdam around the vessel Friday. Contractors working on the response are mobilizing equipment and materials to...

Media Advisory: Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore., to participate in Northwest Oil Spill Awareness Class

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to participate in the Northwest Oil Spill Awareness Course hosted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Tuesday.