BARGE Early Friday Evening

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   Spills·NOAAORR-60702006-03-24 00:00Z → cancelled 2006-04-07 00:00Z
   Columbia river, wa
   M/V Empress of the North; Columbia River, Wa · North Pacific Ocean

   M/V Empress of the North; Columbia River, WA.
   Columbia River, WA.
   1. The Empress of the North, a 360-foot cruise ship operated by the American West Steamboat Co., ran aground on the Columbia River near Washougal, Washington on Friday, March 24 at 10:10 a.m. All passengers and crew were safely transferrred off the vessel onto the passenger vessel Queen of the West and a barge early Friday evening. On Saturday, March 25 approximately 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel were removed from the vessel in preparation for re-floating. The NOAA SSC assisted at the USCG Sector Portland Command Post. NOAA ORR provided information on likely oil fate, persistence, and movement in the event of a diesel release from the vessel.
   2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 32000 GALLONS. TAGS: GROUNDING.
   3. POSITION 45.572N 122.360W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6070: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6070