[KWlocate] Sunken 50-Foot Fishing Vessel Near San Juan Island -8/13/2022 @ 1755

Mon Aug 15 01:08:21 PDT 2022

Thanks, David, Meg, Susan --

Confirming the USCG estimated time of sinking of ~14:00 today (Sunday) we
reviewed still images from the automated, radar-directed pan-tilt-zoom
camera of the Marine Mammal (M2) system developed by ProtectedSeas.net
<https://protectedseas.net/> and deployed since 2019 at the Orcasound Lab
hydrophone site, hosted by Beam Reach <https://beamreach.blue/>, SPC. The
GPS-synched timestamps on these two photos allow a refined estimate to time
of sinking -- 13:56 Pacific on 8/13/22.

2022-08-13, 13:55:10 Pacific -- Aleutian Isle sinking 300m SW of Orcasound
Lab

(585 Smuggler’s Cove Road on west side of San Juan Island)

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2022-08-13 13:56:54 Pacific -- Aleutian Isle submersion complete, leaving
behind purse-seine skiff. Fishing vessel on left is the Intruder,
approaching to assist survivors.

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Photo use permitted via CC-BY license with hyper/text attribution to:
ProtectedSeas.net <https://protectedseas.net/> Marine Monitor (M2) and
beamreach.blue / orcasound.net <https://www.orcasound.net/>

On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 5:55 PM Byers, David (ECY) <DBYE461 at ecy.wa.gov>
wrote:

> Ecology was notified at 1:40 pm yesterday.  As you know, this was first a
> search and rescue case – and I’m not sure what time that initial rescue
> call was made.
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> *From:* Meg McDonald <megmcdonald at centurytel.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 14, 2022 5:53 PM
> *To:* Scott Veirs <sveirs at gmail.com>; Byers, David (ECY) <
> DBYE461 at ECY.WA.GOV>; Noviello, Donald T (DFW) <Donald.Noviello at dfw.wa.gov>;
> Grace Ferrara - NOAA Affiliate <grace.ferrara at noaa.gov>;
> locate at orcasphere.net
> *Cc:* Mike Moore <mmoore at pmsaship.com>; Susan Berta <susan at orcanetwork.org>;
> pmacc at uw.edu; Veentjer, John <jeveentjer at marexps.com>; Fred Felleman <
> felleman at comcast.net>; Howard Garrett <howard at orcanetwork.org>
> *Subject:* RE: [KWlocate] Sunken 50-Foot Fishing Vessel Near San Juan
> Island -8/13/2022 @ 1755
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> The Coast Guard should be able to tell us when the vessel sank.
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> Prayers for the SRKWs,
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> Meg
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> *From: *Scott Veirs <sveirs at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Sunday, August 14, 2022 5:33 PM
> *To: *david.byers at ecy.wa.gov; Don (Donald) Noviello
> <donald.noviello at dfw.wa.gov>; Grace Ferrara - NOAA Affiliate
> <grace.ferrara at noaa.gov>; locate at orcasphere.net
> *Cc: *Mike Moore <mmoore at pmsaship.com>; Susan Berta
> <susan at orcanetwork.org>; pmacc at uw.edu; John Veentjer
> <jeveentjer at marexps.com>; Fred Felleman <felleman at comcast.net>; Howard
> Garrett <howard at orcanetwork.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [KWlocate] Sunken 50-Foot Fishing Vessel Near San Juan
> Island -8/13/2022 @ 1755
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> David, Don, Grace and other members of locate@ list and original
> recipients --
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> Regarding the 2600-gallon diesel spill today between County Park and
> Smuggler's Cove, San Juan Island, I am offering my opinion as an
> oceanographer ASAP --
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> Based on the UW Live Ocean model of Puget Sound surface currents
> <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffaculty.washington.edu%2Fpmacc%2FLO%2Fp5_PS_speed_top.html&data=05%7C01%7CDBYE461%40ECY.WA.GOV%7Cbf83dc217a784f8bc1cd08da7e5882a7%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C637961215874620206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Pn85TcMvItBZ6JPA5XwIufG4ZI7%2FD3f%2FInRSDUMnA4U%3D&reserved=0> (animation
> of today and forecast for next 2 days) and many sightings today of J, K,
> and L pod members until sunset from Whale Sightings in San Juan Island and
> other Facebook groups (summarized at acartia.io
> <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Facartia.io%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDBYE461%40ECY.WA.GOV%7Cbf83dc217a784f8bc1cd08da7e5882a7%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C637961215874776005%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=f%2BU5KnzDHU9kMmVZynqgUt0c4Xu%2FazeMdgzLjAelzfc%3D&reserved=0>
> where any hearings tonight will be added in real time as red circles)
> suggest to me that now/tonight and tomorrow would be optimal times to be
> deterring the SRKWs from northward travel in Haro Strait, if the spill has
> not been contained and the surface concentrations in air or water are
> deemed deleterious. The first ebb is peaking now and there will be a bigger
> one tomorrow (8/14) from 10:00-17:00, and in the interim there will be a
> low-exchange tidal cycle in which surface diesel concentrations should be
> expected to peak above the sunken vessel. In any of these tidal phases, it
> would be non-optimal were the whales to travel north through the spill from
> their last known position off Eagle Point at 21:15.
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> Please see screen grabs for a visual synopsis, including photos taken by
> the Marine Monitor system of the responding USCG vessel Swordfish.
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> The Orcasound
> <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flive.orcasound.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7CDBYE461%40ECY.WA.GOV%7Cbf83dc217a784f8bc1cd08da7e5882a7%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C637961215874776005%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7g5LZFHkeWGgIUjRZiz2vMKxvGc6ESFNkbi%2Bb%2F7dLgA%3D&reserved=0>
> listening community has been activated and along with the sighting
> networks, we will continue to add points to the Acartia map as they come in
> from visual or acoustic observations tonight.
>
> Does anyone know what time the vessel sank, or more specifically, when the
> diesel slick began to form? If it was much before today's big ebb set in
> around 8am, the SRKWs may have already been exposed...
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> Best of luck (to the SRKWs),
>
> Scott (in Seattle)
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> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 7:50 PM Susan Berta <susan at orcanetwork.org> wrote:
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> Boom is there on scene but not being effective due to high current, from
> WDFW. They will be doing another overflight in about an hour.
>
> Update/correction - the dive team is en route and won't arrive until
> this evening and then will work tonight to remove remaining fuel and or tow
> the boat out of there.
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> sb
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> Susan Berta,
>
> *Orca Network *
>
> *Connecting Whales and People in the Pacific Northwest  *
>
> Programs include the Whale Sighting Network, Langley Whale Center, Central
> Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network, Free Tokitae Campaign,
> Educational programs, Advocacy and Events
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> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 7:38 PM Howard Garrett <howard at orcanetwork.org>
> wrote:
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> Thanks Fred, Roger that. Very scary. Js, Ks and Ls just came in from the
> Ocean to the south end and are shuffling northward up SJI.
>
> Last seen a few minutes ago of Edward Point, 1 mile south of Landbank's
> Westside Preserve.
>
> Stewart is at CWR and will watch and listen for blows.
>
> Divers are trying to plug leaks, but so far there isn't a boom around the
> sheen that is blowing north at last report.
>
> Fred are you on island to watch and listen for whales?
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> Howard
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> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 7:06 PM Fred Felleman <felleman at comcast.net>
> wrote:
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> *Subject:* *Fwd: Sunken 50-Foot Fishing Vessel Near San Juan Island -
> 8/13/2022 @ 1755*
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> rVessel Near San Juan Island - 8/13/2022 @ 1755
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> Resource Partners – Ecology is responding to a sunken 50-foot fishing
> vessel, the ALEUTIAN ISLE, on the west side of San Juan Island.  This
> incident started as a search and rescue, and reportedly all persons on
> board were rescued safely.  The vessel sank in approximately 100 feet of
> water at lat/lon: 48.552778/-123.1725.   The fishing vessel has a fuel
> capacity of 4,000 gallons and was reported to have 2,500 gallons of diesel
> on board at the time of the sinking.  The Coast Guard performed an
> overflight of the area and is reporting a two mile oil sheen traveling
> north from the sinking location.
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> Ecology, the US Coast Guard, and San Juan County are responding, and two
> response contractors are enroute; Global Diving and Salvage and Tow Boat
> USA.  Global Diving is mobilizing a dive team tonight and will attempt to
> either remove or secure the diesel fuel on board.
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> I have attached a draft ICS-232 Resources at Risk.  Please let me know if
> you have any comments on the resources and potential strategies identified.
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> This is all the information I currently have on this incident, and I will
> provide updates as additional information is available.  Please let me know
> if you have any questions or concerns.
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> Best Regards,
>
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> David Byers
>
> Response Section Manager
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> Washington Department of Ecology
>
> PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600
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> Cell: 360-790-6899 | Email: david.byers at ecy.wa.gov<mailto:
> david.byers at ecy.wa.gov>
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> --
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> *Howard Garrett*
>
> *Orca  Network*
> info at orcanetwork.org
> www.orcanetwork.org
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