At 1717 PST on December 24, 2011, EPA Region 10 received notification from the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) regarding a 93 foot pleasure craft (Gypsy Queen) having sunk in Steamboat Slough, a fork of the Snohomish River. At the time of the reporting, a light sheen of diesel fuel was seen discharging from the vessel, but appears to have stopped at this time.
At this time, Ecology has only requested EPA Region 10 support by opening the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and issuance of a Pollution Removal Funding Agreement (EPA/State contract) to cover the cost of the initial response.
Duty Officer Terada has notified all federal trustees and affected tribes in the area.
