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Response Underway for Sunken Landing Craft in West Seattle

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

October 16, 2011

Waterfront Construction, the owner of the 75’ vessel “Justin” that sank in the Puget Sound early this morning (14 October), has contracted with NRC Environmental Services to contain the surface sheen released from the vessel. 

 

NRC Environmental Services has multiple spill response vessels and skimmers on scene and has deployed containment boom.  Additional boom is on scene and ready to be deployed as needed.  Marine and shoreline emergency response trailers as well as vacuum trucks are standing by for additional support, should they be required.  In the first few hours, divers were brought in to plug fuel vents to stop the release of the fuel on board.  Salvage experts from Ballard Diving & Salvage have been contracted by Waterfront Construction to perform underwater inspections of the vessel and create a salvage plan to raise the ex-military Landing Craft from the Puget Sound waters as quickly and safely as possible.

 

“Waterfront Construction appreciates the unified response that has been assisting with this unfortunate event and is doing everything in its power to clean the waters as quickly as possible”, states Keith Landry, Project Manager of Waterfront Construction.

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