PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard responds to sunken abandoned vessel, pollution near Hollywood
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/04/2018 05:56 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast |
Coast Guard responds to sunken abandoned vessel, pollution near Hollywood
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MIAMI — The Coast Guard is responding to a sunken 50-foot abandoned houseboat Tuesday near Hollywood, Florida.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Miami were notified at approximately 8 a.m., from a good Samaritan of a 100-yard oil sheen coming from the sunken 50-foot houseboat, Wooden Nickel.
Sector Miami pollution investigators are responding and working with commercial cleanup crews from Cliff Barry Inc., to assist.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the incident.
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