Report: 36 Shipwrecks Scattered Across U.S. Sea Floor May Pose Oil Pollution Threat [What's New]

This week, NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. sea floor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo.


https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/weeklynews/may13/shipwreck-pollution.html