MEAGAN M

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Tug sank in Port Townsend

Pollution responders of the U.S. Coast Guard responded in the night of July 30, 2019, to the "Meagan M" which sank and spilled fuel in Port Townsend, Washington. It sank at the Port Orchard Railway Marina in Port Townsend. Divers and technicians have recovered about 250 gallons of red dye diesel fuel and hydraulic oil. Oil booms and sorbents have been deployed and cleanup crews have removed remaining fuel from the vessel and closed all vents. The Coastguard’s Puget Sound Incident Management Division was over overseeing removal and containment of the fuel discharge. The master claimed the tug has been used only for recreation over the past two years. The Coastguard wass working closely with the U.S. Navy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington State Department of Ecology and local contractors to mitigate possible environmental impacts from the pollution. The sinking also caused a dock to overturn and resulted in damage to a nearby vessel. Report with photo: https://www.cheknews.ca/u-s-coast-guard-responds-to-sinking-tug-fuel-discharge-in-port-townsend-washington-590812/