USCGC COWSLIP

Columbia River        1997-May-15

At approximately 9:30 PM on May 14, 1997, the CG vessel Cowslip collided with the container vessel Evergreen near mile marker 10 on the Columbia River. The Cowslip proceeded to moorage where it was determined that the ship lost approximately 700 gallons of Fuel Oil #2. The container vessel apparently sustained no damage. The NOAA SSC was contacted and MASS provided a verbal trajectory. Coast Guard had personal in boats and a helocopter overflight scheduled for today, May 15 in order to search for any floating oil. - - NOAA SST remains on standby. USCG district 13.


Note: Documents are posted chronologically and early reports likely contain factual errors. These errors may be corrected in a later report.


Incident Response Documents

Summary 1997-May-15

Incident Details

Products of concern: Fuel oil #2
Amount spilled (approximate): 700 gallons

Latitude (approximate): 46° 15.88' North
Longitude (approximate): 123° 33.36' West