A resident reported finding a yellowish mass on the shoreline at Gammelveggen, prompting alerts to several authorities. The material is suspected to be linked to a well boat.
Norway’s Coastal Administration (Kystverket) flew an inspection mission over Narvik to check for possible leaks from WWII shipwrecks in the fjord. More than 80 years after the 1940 battles, the wrecks are still considered a serious pollution threat.
A 36-foot wooden fishing troller, the F/V Faithful, sank in Haines Harbor on Dec. 30 after pumps froze in cold weather and heavy snow, creating a fuel sheen and prompting an open case with Alaska environmental officials. The boat was later salvaged and refloated, while the borough continues to incur repair and response costs.
The sunken scallop boat, Saint Patrick, remains a pollution hazard off the coast of Kodiak, Alaska, decades after sinking in 1989, bringing up memories of a devastating fishing disaster in 1981 that claimed nine lives.
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