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St. Edward Park Sunken Vessel

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King County Sherrif's Marine Rescue Dive Unit response boat getting prepared to depart to initiate on-water containment operations<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.65515<br />Longitude: -122.206702777778<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen indicating fresh diesel near the location of the pink droplets of fuel reaching the surface.<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7300805555556<br />Longitude: -122.263686111111<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen observed on water near the point of discharge.<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7424722222222<br />Longitude: -122.277069444444<br />Tags:
Park patrons recreating in along the shoreline near the location of the sunken vessel.<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7293694444444<br />Longitude: -122.263930555556<br />Tags:
Sheen observed on Lake Washington near the location of the discharging sunken vessel. Fuel could be observed rising to the surface as pink droplets before spreading out in a larger sheen that was at times rainbow and also observed in a more weathered grayish appearance. The entire length of the sheen was not measured but is estimated to have been at least several hundred yards long at the time the boom was put in place.<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7301722222222<br />Longitude: -122.263938888889<br />Tags:
Washington Department of Ecology's State On Scene Coordinator and King County Sheriff's deputy from the Marine Rescue Dive Unit initiate placement of anchor points for boom set up. <br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7299694444445<br />Longitude: -122.264305555556<br />Tags:
King County Marine Rescue Dive Unit deputy and State On Scene Coordinator position boom for deployment onto the water. <br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7298388888889<br />Longitude: -122.263808333333<br />Tags:
Initial set of containment boom prior to establishment of all of the necessary anchor points. <br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7301416666667<br />Longitude: -122.265372222222<br />Tags:
Washington Department of Ecology's response contractors arrived on scene shortly after the initial containment boom was put in place around the point of discharge. Response contractors provided additional boom and assisted in re-positioning anchor points to account for shifting wind and currents.<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.73<br />Longitude: -122.264266666667<br />Tags:
Washington Department of Ecology's response contractor prepares to dive to assess the condition of fuel tanks on the vessel and begin fuel removal operations. <br />Date Taken: 7/9/2018<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 47.7300416666667<br />Longitude: -122.264105555556<br />Tags:

King County Sherrif's Marine Rescue Dive Unit response boat getting prepared to depart to initiate on-water containment operations Rainbow sheen indicating fresh diesel near the location of the pink droplets of fuel reaching the surface. Rainbow sheen observed on water near the point of discharge. Park patrons recreating in along the shoreline near the location of the sunken vessel. Sheen observed on Lake Washington near the location of the discharging sunken vessel. Fuel could be observed rising to the surface as pink droplets before spreading out in a larger sheen that was at times rainbow and also observed in a more weathered grayish appearance. The entire length of the sheen was not measured but is estimated to have been at least several hundred yards long at the time the boom was put in place. Washington Department of Ecology's State On Scene Coordinator and King County Sheriff's deputy from the Marine Rescue Dive Unit initiate placement of anchor points for boom set up. King County Marine Rescue Dive Unit deputy and State On Scene Coordinator position boom for deployment onto the water. Initial set of containment boom prior to establishment of all of the necessary anchor points. Washington Department of Ecology's response contractors arrived on scene shortly after the initial containment boom was put in place around the point of discharge. Response contractors provided additional boom and assisted in re-positioning anchor points to account for shifting wind and currents. Washington Department of Ecology's response contractor prepares to dive to assess the condition of fuel tanks on the vessel and begin fuel removal operations.