SAN PEDRO, Calif. — A Unified Command continues to monitor clean-up efforts after a 105-foot yacht caught fire in Marina del Rey Wednesday.
The motor yacht, The Admiral, was reported to have caught fire around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday.
A Unified Command was established earlier this afternoon to include members of the Coast Guard, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR) and responsible party.
Coast Guard and CDFW-OSPR teams monitored the deployment of approximately 2,000 feet of boom placed around the vessel and affected areas. Crews will continue to monitor the area and work with the Oil Spill Response Organization through the night to assess the extent of impact and continue clean-up efforts.
“Our Coast Guard team was able to transition quickly from a fire response to an oil spill response, which allowed us to ensure we had the right people and resources mobilized,” said Capt. Stacey L. Crecy, the Coast Guard’s Federal On-Scene Coordinator. “We were able to deploy containment and collection equipment as soon as it was safe to do so to mitigate the impacts from the discharge of diesel from the vessel after it became submerged.”
“A CDFW-OSPR environmental scientist is on scene working to monitor and limit impacts to environmental resources and sensitive sites,” said Christian Corbo, CDFW-OSPR State On-Scene Coordinator. “Currently, there are no impacts to environmental sensitive sites or species.”
Additionally, air monitoring is being conducted within the area. There are currently no reports of a threat to public health.
The Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) was notified and is available to respond, but no observations of oiled wildlife have been reported. For your safety and the safety of the animals do not attempt to capture oiled animals. Report oiled wildlife to 1-877-UCD-OWCN (1-877-823-6926). This is not an informational or volunteer hotline.
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