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Removal of Captain Al

Removal of Captain Al

Photo: sfgate.com
Photo: sfgate.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a two month long project to remove 40 abandoned vessels in the Oakland Estuary.  The bottom of the estuary if full of marine debris, sunken vessels and toxic materials.  Contractors has raised the 105 foot long tugboat Captain Al near Alameda, California.  The Captain Al had been sunk in the estuary for over 15 years when the tugboat was abandoned in the 1990s.  Divers pumped out sediment from the Captain Al then cranes hoisted the vessel to the surface.  Reports state the project will cost around 3.5 million dollars, but some of the funds were paid by from owners of the Cosco Busan.   The Cosco Busan had struck the Bay Bridge in 2007 and released over 53,000 gallons of bunker oil into the bay.

 

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Stella

Stella

Stella

The 33 meter long, 284 dwt freighter Stella sank in the Aegean Sea off Karpathos Island, Greece.  The Stella was en route to Cyprus from Aliaga, Turkey in ballast when the vessel began to sink.   The crew sent out a distress call before escaping into the vessel’s liferaft.  Five of the 6 crew on board were later rescued.   The master of the vessel was not with the crew and is still reported as missing.   The cause of the sinking was not known.

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Pacific Queen + Coral Sea

Pacific Queen + Coral Sea

The 22 meter long fishing vessel Pacific Queen struck bottom and went aground near Petersburg, Alaska.  The Pacific Queen suffered water ingress and the crew requested assistance.  The crew of three abandoned ship and were rescued by the near by fishing vessel Windham Bay just as a Coast Guard helicopter arrived.   No reports of injuries.

The fishing vessel Coral Sea went aground off Gourd Island near Ketchikan, Alaska.  The  five crew abandoned into the vessel’s life raft and were rescued by the fishing vessel Time Bandit.

 

 

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