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04-38-581850 MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
MARINETTE MARINE CORP MARINETTE NORTHEAST
Address Municipality
1600 ELY ST MARINETTE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 05, T30N, R24E 45.1004841 -87.6172505 Click to view on Google Maps using Lat/Long
Additional Location Description
FROM VESSEL TESTING ON MENONMINEE RIVER
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
438005480 2018-04-27 2018-07-24
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2018-07-24 11 Spill Activity Closed
2018-04-27 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2018-04-27 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20180427NE38-1 2018-04-27  1520 2018-04-27  1542
Description of Incident/General Comments
JOSLIN RECEIVED A CALL FROM AARON WALTERS (MARINETTE MARINE) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 WITH REGARD TO A SMALL AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID RELEASED INTO THE MENOMONEE RIVER. THE RELEASE OCCURRED DURING TESTING OF A VESSEL AND APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW WITH THE POWER TRIM UNIT AND/OR THRUSTERS. THE RELEASE AMOUNT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND AN OUNCE. SMALL SHEENS WERE OBSERVED ON THE WATER AND DISSIPATED IMMEDIATELY. MARINETTE MARINE WILL PLACE BOOMS AROUND THE BACK OF THE VESSEL DURING SUBSEQUENT TRIALS IN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE. THE SERTS NOTIFICATION CAME IN FROM THE NRC SHORTLY AFTER.
Type of Location
SURFACE WATER (LAKE/HARBOR/MARINA/RIVER/STREAM/POND/WETLND)
Spill Cause
HYDRAULIC LINE BREAK HYDRAULIC LINE BREAK
Description of Environmental Impact
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
NOTHING TO RECOVER. BACK OF VESSEL WILL BE BOOMED TO CONTAIN/REMOVE ADDITIONAL RELEASES.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
No Action Needed
Containment
Evaporated
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Hydraulic Oil Petroleum 2 tsp
Responsible Party
MARINETTE MARINE CORP 1600 ELY ST, MARINETTE, WI 54143
For More Information on this Activity
Northeast Region Contact: Denise Danelski  denise.danelski@wisconsin.gov
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