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May 20, 2008

Cleanup to begin this afternoon on boat that ran aground

A Coast Guard cutter is en route to Point Judith where a 63-foot fishing boat ran aground yesterday.

Willow, the Coast Guard boat, will join crews that are already at the scene this morning to oversee the cleanup of some 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel that is believed to be on board the fishing boat Blue Sea.

The fuel will be removed by Clean Harbors Environmental Service, according to Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen at the Coast Guard. The private company is waiting for low tide –– about 2:15 this afternoon –– before it gets to work, stretching a hose 300 feet from a vacuum tanker truck to the boat.

The Blue Sea’s fuel tanks are made of steel and have separated from the hull.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 10:52 AM | Permalink

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