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Willamette river, portland, oregon

M/V Tai Chung; Willamette River, Portland, Oregon · NOAAORR-6859

issued
1991-12-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1992-01-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
1992-01-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
45.548, -122.700
vessels
M/V TAI CHUNGBARGE TIED UP NEXT
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M/V Tai Chung; Willamette River, Portland, Oregon.
Willamette River, Portland, Oregon.
1. At 0235 on December 28, 1991, the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) Group Portland received a report of an oil spill at the Columbia Aluminum dock at river mile 10 on the Willamette River. Approximately 8,000 gallons of intermediate fuel oil was spilled by the motor vessel Tai Chung, a bulk aluminum oxide carrier, during bunkering operations from a fuel barge tied up next to it. The spill occurred during the ebb tide under calm wind conditions. The vessel owner, Taiwan Navigation Company Limited, accepted responsibility for the cleanup. Boom was deployed around the vessel within the first three hours of the spill, and cleanup of the free-floating oil and oiled shoreline began on December 28, continuing until February 5. Cleanup operations were monitored by USCG Marine Safety Office (MSO) Portland pollution investigators and two members of the USCG Pacific Strike Team in close coordination with [...]
2. COMMODITY: IFO. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 45.548N 122.700W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6859: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6859

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