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Coast Guard, partner agencies assess tanker Coimbra

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

May 10, 2019 | 0:31

Divers involved in the tanker Coimbra wreck operations access one of the tanks on the ship in an effort to determine if there is any recoverable oil, May 10, 2019. The U.S. Coast Guard has contracted Resolve Marine Group to conduct a full assessment of oil remaining on the Coimbra wreck, located approximately 30 miles southeast of Shinnecock, N.Y. If substantial oil still remains, and if feasible, the Coast Guard will work with Resolve Marine Group to remove oil from the wreck in order to reduce pollution risks to the environment. The Coimbra, a British-flagged supply ship, sunk off the coast of Long Island in January 1942 when a German U-boat torpedoed it. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. j.g. Rodion Mazin.)