Coast Guard officials have concluded monitoring of the diesel spill cleanup near Sitka following the sinking of the F/V Haida Lady on March 3.
The vessel has been raised with lift bags and dewatering pumps and tied off to shore. Approximately 1,550 gallons of diesel fuel and oily water were removed from the vessel’s fuel tanks and an additional 275 gallons of oil products were recovered from the water with use of absorbents, including absorbent boom and harbor boom deployed and recovered on-scene, Coast Guard officials said.,
The recovered oil products and net were transferred to the vessel, for proper disposal. The contracted oil spill response organization was Hanson Marine.
“All significant threats from the Haida Lady have been removed or mitigated,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wereda, a marine science technician from Marine Safety Detachment Sitka. The Coast Guard is working with the owner and port partners to monitor the vessel.
