Here were previous posts in this series.
Sunday morning, though, I went out to see the full moon set, but
while I was relaxing there, this Dolphin intruded,
low.
And then went back and forth . . . above this tanker with stern line dangling and held in location by two tugboats. And the VHF channel 14 was calling for a slow bell in the KVK.
Another USCG asset came around, and
if all that didn’t call attention to something awry, then a small boat adding wipes to the booms
called even clearer signs of a problem. Also, on that outboard, is that camouflage paint or grease?
Meanwhile even more spill response boats and crews arrived.
When I got home and searched for info on any (oil spill) incident, I learned that the Dolphin itself had experienced some problems and spent the rest of the day and night on a nearby golf course. Ouch!
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Here’s the story as told by workingharborcommittee.
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August 3, 2015 at 2:47 pm
WS
Will you’re just like Weegee: You make picture, and the Helicopter lands on the links!
August 3, 2015 at 3:02 pm
tugster
scary magic, WS, eh?
August 3, 2015 at 4:40 pm
mageb
Yup, you can’t exactly play through that.
August 3, 2015 at 5:02 pm
Daniel Meeter
Is the Robert E McAllister there as a tug or as a fireboat?
August 3, 2015 at 5:15 pm
tugster
It was there as a tug. I don’t know what type of petroleum product spilled.