A bulk carrier struck Pier 1 on Friday while pulling in at the Port of Astoria and leaked up to 1,100 gallons of diesel fuel into the Columbia River.
The U.S. Coast Guard received a report from the Port’s facility security officer that the Panamanian-flagged vessel
Global Gold struck the pier, creating a 4-foot gash in the hull on the port side above the waterline.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross said responders sounded the tank and determined a maximum of 1,100 gallons of fuel spilled into the water. She said there is no confirmed reason why the vessel struck the pier, and whether a Columbia River bar pilot was on board, as required by law.