BOSTON — The Coast Guard is overseeing a site assessment of the sunken tug Capt Mackintire Monday in the Gulf of Maine approximately three miles south of Kennebunkport, Maine.
A commercial marine services company is scheduled to dive on the Capt Mackintire beginning Tuesday to evaluate the structural integrity of the sunken tug and to evaluate for potential pollution.
The Coast
Guard plans to establish a safety zone at the site of the dive
operation, and issue a special marine information broadcast to alert
mariners of the operation.
The vessel is currently in about 160 feet of water.
The Coast
Guard, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and other federal, state and local
agencies continue to coordinate daily aerial, water, and shoreline
assessments.
The public should report any signs of pollution to the Coast Guard Command Center at (207) 767-0303.
An investigation into the cause of the sinking is ongoing.
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