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Resolve Magone Marine to remove wreck
The "Arctic Hunter" will finally be pulled off the beach in Unalaska, more than seven months after it ran aground. End of May 2014, the salvage company Resolve Magone Marine Services signed a contract to remove what’s left of the wreck. Divers wiill go down and torch holes in it to rig cables to it before pulling it out. The salvage crew will clean up boat debris that has been washing up on Unalaska’s beaches though the urethane foam and fiberglass, flotsam and jetsam was not necessarily from the "Arctic Hunter" but also from the "Chaos" which ran aground near Unalaska in fall 2013 and is still sitting on the beach.
Arctic Hunter salvage now a wreck removal
The "Arctic Hunter" is no longer a salvage operation after the grounded crab boat has officially become a wreck. Salvors of Magone Marine on Nov 15 returned to the ship today for the first time in more than a week. They found that the hull damage was much more severe now than after the initial grounding because of that storm that happened about a week ago. The level of damage meant insurance will treat the vessel as a wreck removal, which could be more expensive than a salvage operation. Before that removal can start Magonehas to check for fuel in one last tank. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation estimated this week that the "Arctic Hunter" leaked 6,000 gallons of diesel into the water in the hours after the accident. Possibly the fuel spilled almost as soon as the vessel hit the rocks Nov. 1. By the time salvors of Magone got there about five hours later, there wasn’t any evidence of a serious spill, so it has to have already dissipated by that time. When they sounded the tanks, they were already full of water. As for fuel recovery, Magone separated 5,000 gallons of diesel from the fuel-water mix they found in those tanks. The crew of the "Arctic Hunter" has said they were carrying about 12,000 gallons of fuel when they ran aground. It could take from two weeks to two months to get the wreck off the rocks, depending on weather. The Coast Guard was to continue monitoring those operations. Officers in Unalaska were collecting evidence for the accident’s investigating officer in Anchorage. Report with photo: http://kucb.org/news/article/salvagers-to-begin-removing-wreck-of-fv-arctic-hunter/
Crews Remove Fuel From Grounded F/V Arctic Hunter
The fishing vessel Arctic Hunter weathered a string of storms over the weekend. The 93-foot crab boat is resting on the rocks outside Morris Cove, where it’s been partially submerged since Friday. Resolve-Magone Marine Services had a tough time reaching the vessel due to stormy weather, but crews made it to the scene on Saturday and have since pumped out 9,000 gallons of fuel and hydraulic oil. They still have to empty another tank, which is below the water line. The Coast Guard will have to raise the vessel in order to access that hold. Coast Guard public affairs officer Shawn Eggert says they’re awaiting a weather window to do so. Report with Photo on http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/11/04/crews-remove-fuel-from-grounded-fv-arctic-hunter/
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