Tug Tiger Response Factsheet 4

Overview: Joint agency pollution response and prevention operations continue at the Port of Richmond. The Tug Tiger, a decommissioned 205-foot former Navy tug, sank while moored next to the Tug Lion on December 11, 2011 and crews have been collecting oil and contaminated water that has been slowly leaking from the vessel since. Cleanup operations for oil released from the Tiger will continue and both vessels are being closely monitored.

Unified Command:

Members consist of the Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Game, and the Port of Richmond.
Agencies contributing to the response include East Bay Regional Parks and Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Current activity:

Responders continue oil/water mixture removal from the Tug Tiger.
Crews continue to tend the hard boom while removing and replacing the sorbent boom used to collect the oil.
Responders deployed skimmers.
Responders place recovered oil into a Baker tank where it will decant (settle and separate) for later quantification and do not have an estimate for oil recovered at this time.

Equipment and personnel on scene:

Three skimmers
Two skiffs
One Baker tank (holding tank for recovered oil)
One vacuum truck
Personnel from USCG, DFG, and contractors Global Salvage and Diving and National Response Corporation Environmental Services

Quantities:

Responders do not know how much oil was onboard the Tug Tiger when it sank.
1,380 gallons of oil/water mixture recovered to date.
The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is currently at $1.1 million. More information on the OSLTF is available at http://www.uscg.mil/npfc/About_NPFC/osltf.asp.

Boom:

1,250 feet of boom deployed around the tug and across the opening of the dry dock.
3,450 feet protective hard boom deployed at Brook’s Island (373 square-acre park south of Richmond Inner Harbor) as directed by the San Francisco Area Contingency Plan.

Safety:

Coast Guard has requested vessel and recreational traffic inbound and outbound north of Brook’s Island travel with no wake as a safety measure for responders working in and on the water.

Wildlife:

No wildlife impacts have been reported at this time. Crews will monitor for wildlife for the duration of the spill cleanup. Anyone seeing oiled wildlife should report it to 877-UCD-OWCN.

Fishery Closure:

None at this time.

Ship Facts:

Commissioned in 1944 by the Navy as the USS Quapaw.
Length 205'
Beam 38' 6"
Draft 15' 4"
Due to modifications and other work done to the tug over the years, detailed information about fuel and oil tanks isn't readily available. Max capacity of the tanks is approximately 77,000 gallons.

Photo and video resources:

http://www.d11.uscgnews.com/go/doc/823/1259551/

Dec. 22, 2011

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1483504

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1483501

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1483498

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1483495

Dec. 13, 2011

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1478086

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1478076

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1478073

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1478061