During yesterday's surveying of a sunken ship near the Ballard Locks, the dive team from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not find any hazardous materials, reports Sean Sheldrake, Unit Diving Officer.
The sunken vessel is a former Coast Guard ice breaker that sank in 1980. Being in close proximity to the Ballard Locks, state officials wanted more information on the status of the vessel. EPA divers inspected the sunken vessel yesterday morning for potentially hazardous materials like batteries and leaking oil.
"We did not find any evidence of hazardous materials onboard. on deck or in any of the spaces we could access," Sheldrake said.
For more details on the EPA dive unit, please visit www.epa.gov/region10/dive.