Coast Guard responds to sunken vessel in Hoquiam River Wednesday

Absorbent boom left around commercial fishing boat to prevent spread of oil

July 27, 2017 1:30 pm
Global Diving and Salvage personnel use absorbent pads to skim oil from the water after a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel sank while moored on the Hoquiam River Wednesday. Watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a report from Hoquiam Police Department personnel that the vessel Perwyn, with a max potential of 800 gallons of diesel aboard, had sunk and there was a sheen on the surrounding water. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.
Global Diving and Salvage personnel use absorbent pads to skim oil from the water after a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel sank while moored on the Hoquiam River Wednesday. Watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a report from Hoquiam Police Department personnel that the vessel Perwyn, with a max potential of 800 gallons of diesel aboard, had sunk and there was a sheen on the surrounding water. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.

Coast Guard personnel responded to a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel after it sank while moored in the Hoquiam River Wednesday.

Global Diving and Salvage personnel placed containment boom around the sunken vessel Wednesday night and removed an estimated 200 gallons of marine diesel from the fuel tanks Thursday morning, according to a statement from the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard received a report at 3:40 p.m. from Hoquiam Police Department personnel that the vessel Perwyn, with a maximum potential of 800 gallons of diesel aboard, had sunk and there was a sheen on the surrounding water.

Members from the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for up to $50,000 and contracted Global Diving and Salvage marine casualty responders for cleanup purposes.

An absorbent boom has been left in place and members of the Washington Department of Ecology will continue to monitor the site.

Global Diving and Salvage personnel use absorbent pads to skim oil from the water after a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel sank while moored on the Hoquiam River Wednesday. Watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a report from Hoquiam Police Department personnel that the vessel Perwyn, with a max potential of 800 gallons of diesel aboard, had sunk and there was a sheen on the surrounding water. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.

Global Diving and Salvage personnel use absorbent pads to skim oil from the water after a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel sank while moored on the Hoquiam River Wednesday. Watchstanders at Sector Columbia River received a report from Hoquiam Police Department personnel that the vessel Perwyn, with a max potential of 800 gallons of diesel aboard, had sunk and there was a sheen on the surrounding water. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.

Pictured is the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Perwyn surrounded by oil containment boom after it sank while moored on the Hoquiam River Wednesday. Global Diving and Salvage personnel placed the containment boom around the sunken vessel Wednesday night and removed an estimated 200 gallons of marine diesel from the fuel tanks Thursday morning. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.

Pictured is the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Perwyn surrounded by oil containment boom after it sank while moored on the Hoquiam River Wednesday. Global Diving and Salvage personnel placed the containment boom around the sunken vessel Wednesday night and removed an estimated 200 gallons of marine diesel from the fuel tanks Thursday morning. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division.