Environmental protection key objective for removing sunken vessel in Penn Cove

By Curt Hart, Communications Manager, Spills Program



The 62-foot diving vessel Prudhoe Bay, moored over the Deep Sea on Friday, May 25, 2010. From this vessel, divers with Ecology’s contractor are making underwater preparations to raise the sunken craft.


Ecology and state Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), with help from other agencies and organizations, have prepared an assessment of environmental