Sunken vessels and aircraft containing hazardous materials in Puget Sound

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6108464

Barnard, K M; Gordon, D G

In past years, numerous ships, barges, and aircraft potentially containing various kinds of hazardous cargo and large amounts of fuel and oil have sunk in Puget Sound and adjacent waters. Some of the cargo, fuel and oil, if present in sufficient quantities could pose a hazard to human health or the aquatic environment. Vessels of interest include commercial transport and military vessels over 50 tons gross weight (greater than 100 feet in length) that sank after 1915, and all commercial and military aircraft. Thirty-seven sources of information were investigated including state and federal government agencies, public port associations, maritime organizations, historical archives, and individuals. Using information from these sources, a list of 134 sunken vessels and aircraft were compiled.

• Research Organization: PTI Environmental Services, Bellevue, WA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6108464
• Report Number(s): PB-92-104512/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-D8-0085
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIRCRAFT
BARGES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FUELS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MATERIALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PACIFIC OCEAN
POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUGET SOUND
SEAS
SHIPS
STATE GOVERNMENT
SURFACE WATERS
WATER POLLUTION