MV EDEN STAR Grounding; Bar Harbor, ME, USA
Bar Harbor, ME, USA | 2023-Sep-16
Initial Notification: On the evening of September 17 USCG Sector Northern New England notified the NOAA SSC of a vessel that broke free of it's mooring during Hurricane Lee, ran aground near Bar Harbor, ME, and spilled an estimated 1800 gallons of diesel fuel.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Marine diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 1800 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 44° 23.86′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 68° 13.22′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Evaluated but not used |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |