U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photos.
HONOLULU - The Coast Guard has opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for $25,000 to conduct pollution mitigation operations after the 46-foot fishing vessel, Lisa 1, with three people ran aground near Kahala Beach 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. No injuries or pollution were reported.
An underwater survey of the Lisa 1 today revealed the hull of the fishing vessel had not been breeched. As a precaution, the Coast Guard has contracted a local emergency response clean-up contractor specializing in preventative oil recovery to remove an estimated 200-500 gallons of diesel oil and other potential environmental hazards from the vessel. Recovery operations are scheduled to begin Thursday morning.
The decision to open the OSLTF came after the owner was unable to conduct salvage operations.
The OSLTF is a stable source of Federal funding that makes it possible for cleanup equipment and personnel to be instantly deployed, provides money to compensate claimants for damages from pollution and provides money to restore natural resources.
The OSLTF was created in August 1990 when President George H. W. Bush signed the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) into law.