Tuesday, August 2, 2016

FUEL SAFELY REMOVED FROM DERELICT VESSEL NEAR APALACHICOLA




Apalachicola, FL - NOAA collaborated with the US Coast Guard and an Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) to investigate a derelict vessel in the Brothers River. The Brothers River lies within the boundaries of Apalachicola Nation Estuarine Research Reserve and feeds into the Apalachicola River. The vessel, M/V Good Times, was abandoned near Apalachicola, and was determined to contain about 250 gallons of fuel. The team consisting of Adam Davis, a NOAA Science Support Coordinator; one Coast Guard representative; and four OSRO contractors from SWS Environmental Services successfully pumped out 250 gallons of fuel from the partially submerged vessel, preventing that fuel from leaking out into the surrounding ecosystem. The vessel itself was salvaged by Hull Environmental out of Panama City in a later operation.



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