EPA contractors arrived on-site on the morning of May 1, 2010. According to PRP representatives, Moore Services, LCC, a local marine salvage company, the barge was being transported to the salvage facility for salvage operations. PRP representatives purchased and designated the barge to be decommissioned and salvaged due to a perforation in the hull that occurred prior to transport. According to the PRP, the 200 gallon fuel storage tank and the hull had been emptied of any product prior to salvage designation and transport. During transport for salvage, water was actively being pumped out of the compromised hull as it was entering the perforated hull.  At 0100 hours on April 30, 2010, the barge arrived at the salvage facility (by tugboat) with ballast tanks completely dry.  According to T Moore Services, company representatives  instructed the tugboat operator to turn around the barge so that the compromised side was positioned towards the bank. The tugboat crew did not monitor the barge for water intake once it was tied up to the bank. At 0230 hours, T Moore Services personnel observed the barge taking on water and leaning to the port side.  At approximately 0400 hours, the barge had turned over onto its side in Berwick canal. Once the barge started to turn over, the tugboat crew cut the lines that connected the tugboat to the barge and left the area.

At 1000 hours on April 30, 2010, a PRP-lead cleanup contractor arrived and deployed non-collapsing hard boom around the barge. Absorbing sock boom was deployed as secondary containment inside of the hard boom. USCG was on-site during boom deployment. No rainbow sheen was reported by clean up crews or USCG; however, a slight grey sheen was observed and reported as residual sheen. Contaiment booms were also placed upstream and downstream from the barge. Cleanup crews are remaining on site monitoring the situation.