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Sunken Tug- Off Duluth Wisconsin; Bayfield County, WI, USA

Bayfield County, WI, USA | 2020-Oct-18

Initial Notification: On October 18, 2020, the NOAA SCC was notified of an incident in western Lake Superior, where a tug vessel was towing a smaller tug vessel that broke free and sank at 0100 on 18OCT2020. The sunken tug is 45ft long, max potential pollution on board is 400 gallons of diesel and 10 gallons of lube oil.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 46° 56.79′ North
Longitude (approximate): 91° 24.53′ West