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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 Oil sheen spread across river Engine failure led to 2016 near the Cannery Pier Hotel Columbia ship grounding By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian An oil leak last week cre- ated a miles-long sheen along the Columbia River east and west of the Cannery Pier Hotel. The source is believed to be a 4,200-gallon, 20-foot oil tank underneath the pier where the hotel is located, according to the Coast Guard. It is unknown how much oil has been discharged. “We don’t have a 100 per- cent certainty that that is the source, but it’s highly likely,” Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read said. The pier formerly housed the Union Fisherman Coop- erative. High tides last week likely caused the sheen to spread at least 5 miles. The Coast Guard, state Department of Environmen- tal Quality and Washington Department of Ecology are developing plans to access the tank, which will likely involve deconstructing part of the pier, Read said. It is By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Coast Guard personnel respond- ed Friday to an oil sheen near the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria. The bulk carrier Nenita that grounded in the Colum- bia River Near Skamokawa, Washington, in November 2016 suffered an engine fail- ure stemming from improp- erly secured bolts, accord- ing to an accident report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Nenita, flagged in the Marshall Islands, left the Port of Kalama laden with soybeans. A fracture in the main engine cylinder cool- ing jacket caused the ship to slow down. The fracture was related to improper torque on several bolts on the cylinder. “The reduced speed resulted in reduced maneu- verability,” the report said. “Steering was greatly affected, and despite the pilot’s use of heavy rudder orders to main- tain course, he was unable to keep the ship in the channel and it eventually grounded.” The Nenita took on water before the crew found the break in the forward peak and stopped the flooding. The ves- Coast Guard unknown when the cleanup will be completed, though a containment boom has been placed around the affected areas. “We don’t have a time- line,” Read said. “We’re working on plans to do it safely.” Reports of the sheen began Thursday afternoon, but weather conditions did not allow for safe cleanup and investigatory operations, according to a Coast Guard news release. The first report of a small sheen came from an onlooker near the hotel, and reports originating from the Port of Astoria and Hammond came in Friday morning. The sheen extends east of the hotel to the West Moor- ing Basin. Cleanup near the Hammond Mooring Basin has been completed. Anyone with information about the potential source can email Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Madjeska at Andrew.P.Madjeska@uscg. mil. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 52 45 41 Overcast with rain toward dawn THURSDAY 49 40 Breezy with periods of rain FRIDAY 48 40 Rain; breezy in the afternoon 47 42 A little morning rain, then a few showers Cloudy with a little rain ALMANAC Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 41/52 Tillamook 42/52 Newport 42/50 SUN AND MOON Jan 24 Jan 31 New Feb 7 Feb 15 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: Bright stars Mirfak and Algol of Perseus is nearly overhead before midnight. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks High 8.5 ft. 7.2 ft. Time 11:36 a.m. 11:26 p.m. Low 2.4 ft. 1.6 ft. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 41 42 52 50 50 42 49 50 50 53 Today Lo 24 28 43 36 44 23 32 40 42 42 W c pc c c c c pc c c sh Hi 40 45 52 49 52 44 48 49 50 54 Tues. Lo 36 38 47 42 47 34 40 46 45 46 W sf r r r r c r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 46 49 49 52 51 50 39 49 49 50 Today Lo 36 34 40 38 39 42 27 36 41 31 W pc c c c c c sn c c pc Hi 46 46 48 51 49 52 37 49 48 42 Tues. Lo 42 43 44 45 45 47 34 44 46 35 W r c r r r r sn r r sn TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 67 43 39 38 54 32 40 18 45 27 46 37 53 26 -14 -21 82 73 58 34 39 26 55 40 69 48 68 36 80 70 65 39 72 45 48 44 53 27 57 46 59 32 38 25 56 46 48 39 64 51 Lakeview 22/42 Ashland 33/49 W t r r pc r r pc c s r sn s s t pc t t sh s c c c pc c sh Tues. Hi Lo 55 33 53 36 33 23 38 16 35 24 40 24 57 29 -17 -27 82 73 37 25 40 24 60 39 74 50 47 29 81 67 44 27 62 43 59 38 54 27 60 34 39 26 40 23 55 45 46 43 66 38 not registered in the state. Authorities say Mech told investigators his wife used the deposits for gambling. Mech’s attorney said during an arraignment hearing last week his client has already paid restitution for three cases with the hope that Mech will face a lesser penalty. He was held on $50,000 bond. Seaside May 30, 1921 — Jan. 15, 2018 Burns 17/38 Roseburg 38/51 Brookings 42/51 from a Stamford homeowner for a generator in February 2013. The homeowner called Mech multiple times but never received the generator. Police say they received three other complaints from homeowners who paid Mech for generators that were never installed. Investigators say Mech’s company was Ernestine Elizabeth Neitzel Ontario 27/43 Klamath Falls 23/44 corrective action following the fracture. “If he knew the vessel was not going to quickly regain propulsion, he would have had more time to identify an anchoring location or attempt a softer-bottom grounding,” the report said. “Without this infor- mation, the pilot maintained his position in the channel in the hopes of regaining engine speed. Consequently, the ship lost (steerage) and grounded.” Baker 24/40 John Day 28/44 Bend 28/45 Medford 32/48 UNDER THE SKY Time 5:17 a.m. 5:23 p.m. Prineville 28/45 Lebanon 39/49 Eugene 36/49 Last La Grande 30/42 Salem 39/49 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:06 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:48 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ......................... 10:43 a.m. 41/53 Moonset today ......................... 11:05 p.m. Full Pendleton 34/46 The Dalles 34/42 Portland 40/48 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.33" Month to date ................................... 6.56" Normal month to date ....................... 7.21" Year to date ...................................... 6.56" Normal year to date .......................... 7.21" First STAMFORD, Conn. — A Seaside man has been charged with stealing depos- its Connecticut homeowners had made for generators after Superstorm Sandy. The Stamford Advocate reported that 56-year-old John Mech took a $7,500 deposit REGIONAL WEATHER sel was refloated, inspected and ordered by the Coast Guard to Kalama. Ships transiting along the river must carry a Colum- bia River Pilot knowledge- able of the shipping channel. The safety board also found a lack of information relayed from the ship’s engine crew to the pilot during the 15 min- utes between the engine fail- ure and grounding, prevent- ing him from taking effective Seaside man charged with generator fraud Associated Press Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 51°/46° Normal high/low ........................... 50°/38° Record high ............................ 61° in 1981 Record low ............................. 14° in 1962 Coast Guard The Nenita, a bulk carrier laden with soybeans, ran aground near Skamokawa, Washington, in November 2016. The cause of the grounding was determined to be engine failure. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s r sf s pc sn s c pc sf pc s s s t c pc r s r sf pc c r r Longtime Hamlet Route resident Ernestine Elizabeth Neitzel died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in her home. In 1921, she was born in Telluride, Colorado, to Emma and Hilding Nordmark. The family moved to the Necanicum Valley when Ernestine was 2, where they sold vegetables from their farm. Erna graduated from Seaside High School in 1938, and worked in a local grocery store and bakery. Later, she was employed as a teacher’s aide at Gearhart and Cannon Beach elementary schools for many years. In 1945, she married Herbert Neitzel, who died in 1984. Ernestine’s siblings, Carl Nord- mark, Irene Hartill and Perry Nordmark, also preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Linn Coo- per of Eugene, Les Neitzel of Seaside and Lynnelle Neitzel of Portland; as well as four beloved grandchildren; dear in-laws; and nieces, nephews and friends. Her interests included gardening, going to the beach, being out in nature, playing Scrab- ble and doing crossword puzzles. Ernestine was known as a kind, compassionate, humor- ous person, who showed great resilience when faced with life’s challenges. A memorial service will follow in the spring. In lieu of flowers, please consider a dona- tion to Lower Columbia Hospice. Arrangements are under the direction of Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary. ON THE RECORD DUII • At 7:11 p.m. Thursday, Lynsi Nichelle Jewell, 32, of Warrenton, was arrested by the Warrenton Police Department on the 1160 block of Marlin Avenue and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. Her blood alcohol content was 0.19 percent. Police initially responded to a report of a car that had crashed into a ditch. Jewell was unharmed. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Clatsop Care Health District Board, noon, Clat- sop Care Center, 646 16th St. TUESDAY Seaside Airport Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Council, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St., Room 430. Astoria Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Library Flag Room, 450 10th St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. LOTTERIES Your local janitorial and paper supply...and much more! 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