Posted on Sep 19, 2022
Coast Guard postpones effort to remove sunken fishing boat after lifting it to surface
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Salvage crews raised a sunken fishing boat from the bottom of the sea near San Juan Island Saturday, but they have been unable to remove enough fuel and seawater from the vessel to lift it onto a barge and transport it away from the critical orca habitat where it sank 5 weeks ago.
The Aleutian Isle, a 58-foot salmon fishing boat, released a 2-mile sheen of diesel onto the surface of Haro Strait when it sank. The unusual effort to lift it 240 feet from the sea floor was launched after officials decided pumping up to 2,600 gallons of diesel and oil still on board to the surface was not feasible at that depth in the swirling currents of Haro Strait.
After deepwater divers secured the boat with cables near its bow and stern, a floating crane lifted it toward daylight during a brief window of slower currents Saturday afternoon.
The Aleutian Isle, a 58-foot salmon fishing boat, released a 2-mile sheen of diesel onto the surface of Haro Strait when it sank. The unusual effort to lift it 240 feet from the sea floor was launched after officials decided pumping up to 2,600 gallons of diesel and oil still on board to the surface was not feasible at that depth in the swirling currents of Haro Strait.
After deepwater divers secured the boat with cables near its bow and stern, a floating crane lifted it toward daylight during a brief window of slower currents Saturday afternoon.
Coast Guard postpones effort to remove sunken fishing boat after lifting it to surface
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good morning Brother William, solid-read/share. Thanks for sharing good buddy, keep'em coming like the mighty Niagra Falls, Waterfalls Brother!!!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Coast Guard officials say the “likely” next step is to move the crane barge, with the Aleutian Isle still hanging off it, to a sheltered location where they can secure the boat and its fuel “with far less risk to our divers and crew and better protect the environment.”
While toxic to orcas and humans alike, diesel floats and evaporates, making a diesel spill less catastrophic than a spill of crude oil, which persists, remaining deadly to marine life for decades."
..."Coast Guard officials say the “likely” next step is to move the crane barge, with the Aleutian Isle still hanging off it, to a sheltered location where they can secure the boat and its fuel “with far less risk to our divers and crew and better protect the environment.”
While toxic to orcas and humans alike, diesel floats and evaporates, making a diesel spill less catastrophic than a spill of crude oil, which persists, remaining deadly to marine life for decades."
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