According to USCG’s statement, on Monday, April 15, a small lugger tug, DeJeanne Maria, sank near Venice, Louisiana after striking a submerged object. The vessel was sailing downriver with two empty barges when she struck an unknown object underwater and began to sink.
The three crewmembers that were onboard the sinking vessel were rescued by USCG’s towing vessel, supporter 1. In the meantime, a third vessel got under way to retrieve the two barges.
Moreover, the Dejeanne Maria is submerged with its port side above the water and the vessel is blocking the channel in Pass a Loutre.
There is a maximum potential of 7.000 gallons of oil on board with a reported 60 gallons having entered the water.
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Sector New Orleans incident management team mobilized to conduct a shoreline assessment. ES&H was contracted to respond and deployed boom around the sunken vessel. An ES&H air drone and Coast Guard overflight observed no active discharge of oil.
For the time being, the Coast Guard is investigating the incident.
