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M/V Nordmeer

Thunder Bay NMS, MI        2010-Jul-26

On June 24, 2010, oil sheen was observed to be coming from the wreck M/V Nordmeer (470 ft., 8,683 gross tons) within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (NMS). The USCG and NMS staff are investigating. The NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL) is sending an ROV to support dive operations and source identification. The Nordmeer grounded on a shoal during a storm and sank in November 1966.

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Incident Details

Spill, potential spill, or other: Oil Spill
Cause of incident: Sunken Vessel
Products of concern: Fuel oil

Latitude (approximate): 45° 8.16' North
Longitude (approximate): 83° 9.59' West

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