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Detention in Townsville
The 'Global Gold' was detained in Townsville, Queensland, on Oct 15, 2026, with one defiency: 11129 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)). The ship was released again on Oct 16.
Cleanup of diesel spill completed
The unified command composed of the Coast Guard, Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality, Washington State Department of Ecology and responsible party completed the cleanup of diesel fuel spilled near Pier 1 of the Port of Astoria on Oct 4, 2015, after the 'Global Gold' spilled 1,100 gallons of diesel fuel into the Columbia River in an allision with the pier on Oct 1. Incident Management Division investigators from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River demobilized the cleanup contractors on scene at Pier 1 in the morning. All hard containment boom was removed from around the ship on Oct 3 night and absorbent boom was removed on Oct 4.The "Global Gold" had a soft patch in place on the damaged section of the hull, and was not taking on water. All the diesel fuel was cleaned up or it dissipitated. The investigation phase of the response was still on-going and the "Global Gold" has not been cleared to take on a load or move from the pier. The ship has submitted a vessel repair plan to the captain of the port that included having the repairs completed at Pier 1.
Unified comand responding to oil spill
A unified command composed of the U.S. Coast Guard, Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality, Washington State Department of Ecology and responsible party was established in response to the diesel fuel discharge from the "Global Gold" at Pier 1 in Astoria on Oct 2, 2015. An over-flight conducted by an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria at 9 a.m., confirmed that the spill was contained within the boom surrounding the vessel and pier. Once the leak was secured, the vessel's engineer sounded the ship's tank and Coast Guard Incident Management investigators determined a maximum discharge of 1,100 gallons had occurred. At 12:55 a.m., Port of Astoria personnel reported to Coast Guard Sector Columbia River that the ship had allided with Pier 1 in the Port of Astoria, causing a 4-foot by 8-inch gash in the port side of the hull approximately 30 feet from the stern. Clean Rivers Cooperative was mobilized and deployed boom around the vessel and pier by 3:30 a.m. The vessel's crew applied absorbent pads to the small affected area of land at the end of Pier 1. The vessel was scheduled to load lumber in the Port of Astoria for the next few days, and the vessel will be detained at its current location until repairs can be made. Report with photos: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2607134/
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