M/V Sunbird aground In Buzzards Bay; Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, MA

Wilkes Ledge, Buzzards Bay, MA | 1985-Oct-30

Initial Notification: The Ship Sunbird ran aground on Wilkes Ledge In In Buzzards Bay. It Had A Cargo of 50 Tins Of #4- It has A Slow Leak. Slick Reported 45 mins after grounding was 1000 yds x 500 yds- norh. At 0940 PST, Sunbird refloated, had a water bottom- no more oil leaking. Damage Was To Be Surveyed b000y Divers. http://buzzardsbay.org/pastspills.htm