A crew from NRC Environment Services drags an orange oil containment boom into place around the oil spill caused by the sinking Oct. 14 of a transport vessel owned by Waterfront Construction.
Waterfront Construction, the owner of the 75’ vessel “Justin” that sank in the Puget Sound early this morning, has contracted with NRC Environmental Services to contain the surface sheen released from the vessel.
NRC Environmental Services has multiple spill response vessels and skimmers on scene and has deployed a containment boom. The company, a subsidiary of National Response Corporation has offices from Neah Bay to San Diego and is an experienced spill recovery firm.
According to the company additional boom is on scene and ready to be deployed as needed.
Marine and shoreline emergency response trailers as well as vacuum trucks are standing by for additional support.
Shortly after getting word of the spill, divers were brought in to plug fuel vents to stop the release of the fuel on board. Salvage experts from Ballard Diving & Salvage have been contracted by Waterfront Construction to perform underwater inspections of the vessel and create a salvage plan to raise the ex-military Landing Craft from the Puget Sound waters as quickly and safely as possible.
