Coast Guard informs completion of bulk diesel fuel removal from grounded vessel as interagency planning efforts for vessel removal continue
Photo showing fuel removal operations aboard the 72-foot sailing vessel Obsession hard aground on a reef just off Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, July 31, 2024. The Coast Guard established and Incident Command with local and federal interagency partners, July 26, 2024, to oversee the removal of an estimated 800 to 1,500 gallons of diesel from the vessel as well as the engine oil and any potential hazardous materials onboard. (Courtesy photo)