Update 2 - Unified command responds to grounded vessel near Santa Cruz

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/13/2018 11:27 PM EDT

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Update 2 - Unified command responds to grounded vessel near Santa Cruz

SAN FRANCISCO — Responders operating in a unified command completed the removal of diesel fuel Monday evening from the commercial fishing vessel Pacific Quest near Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz. 

Approximately 720 gallons of diesel fuel were pumped from the vessel's fuel tanks with none remaining aboard.

The Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), Monterey County and Santa Cruz Fire Department comprised the unified command. 

The response focus has shifted from pollution recovery to marine debris removal. Monterey Bay Diving has been hired to conduct debris removal operations.

The Coast Guard asks boaters and surfers transiting the area to be alert for debris from the Pacific Quest.

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