On Aug 30 a salvage team was in the process of refloating the 'Pacific Knight' which sank on July 25
On Aug 30 a salvage team was in the process of refloating the 'Pacific Knight' which sank on July 25. It had been operating in Bristol Bay as a tender during the commercial salmon fishing season. An oil sheen emanating from the wreckage disrupted commercial fishing in the Nushagak District for nearly a week. It was still unclear how much fuel spilled. The initial Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Report estimated that the 'Pacific Knight' was carrying 800 gallons of diesel and 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid. However, in the week after the vessel sank, a dive team with the Resolve Marine, the company contracted to salvage the boat, removed 1,400 gallons of fuel from the vessel. The past few days they passed chains underneath the vessel and connected them to a crane barge. The wreck was turned on even keel. With an airlift he salvors removed sand and silt from around the vessel to get the chains underneath. Once the ship is lifted, Resolve Marine will attempt to stabilize it so it will float on its own. Then the 'Pacific Knight' will be towed to Dutch Harbor where stakeholders can examine the vessel further. It was estimated it would take about a week to refloat, stabilize and move the wreck. The USCG was continuing its investigation into the situation.
