With tug still underwater, Samson develops salvage plan
A Sitka tugboat that sank dock four weeks ago remains underwater at Starrigavan Bay. Samson Tug & Barge has developed a plan for salvage and pollution mitigation.
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Salvage plan underway for sunken tugboat
An old tugboat owned by Samson Tug & Barge remains underwater near Sitka. But divers have plugged the Powhatan's vents, reducing further oil leakage. The state is discouraging the public against swimming in the water or harvesting shellfish along the beach.
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Fifteen gallons fuel spilled from tug, no damage to grounded barge
There’s no damage to the barge that ran aground late Wednesday night about 80 miles southeast of Sitka, but there was a small oil sheen spotted around the area.
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Sitka diesel spill now estimated at 2500 gallons
That’s significantly less than the 7,000 gallons feared on Sunday. By Monday evening (8-17-15), much of the spill had been cleaned up or dispersed, and officials were hoping that a storm would help finish it off.
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Silver Bay Seafoods to pay $75k environmental fine
Sitka-based fish processor Silver Bay Seafoods has agreed to pay a $75,000 penalty for improperly discharging fish waste in the Valdez harbor.
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