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Seawitch; Baltimore Harbor, MD

Baltimore Harbor, MD | 2003-Aug-21

Initial Notification: A sunken vessel began leaking with a potential of 20,000 gallons of diesel/bunkering oil onboard. The sunken vessel is former destroyer escort which was partially disassembled and used to hold fuel offloaded from aircraft carrier coral sea in late 1990's during coral sea's disassembly. The company disassembling both vessels went bankrupt. Sunken vessels has been abandoned since 1997. No responsible party.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:Diesel, asbestos, debris
Total amount at risk of spill: 20,000 gallons
Latitude (approximate): 39° 15.00′ North
Longitude (approximate): 76° 45.34′ West
On-Water Recovery: Applied
Shoreline Cleanup: Applied
Dispersants: Unknown/Not applicable
In-Situ Burn: Unknown/Not applicable
Bioremediation: Unknown/Not applicable