Pleasure Craft LUCIA; United States
United States | 2016-Nov-15
Initial Notification: On November 16, 2016, the 36 foot pleasure craft LUCIA collided with a 40 foot fishing vessel and promptly sank. The event happened 12.5 miles SE of Block Island, RI in 200 feet of water. All souls were rescued by the fishing vessel which experience no major damage. The LUCIA went down with 175 gallons of diesel fuel on-board. The UCSG Sec. Southeast New England requested fate and transport information from the NOAA SSC.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Collision |
| Products of concern: | Diesel |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 175 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 41° 3.77′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 71° 22.69′ West |