What false statements did the owner provide to investigators?
BREMERTON, Wash. — Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the owner of a 38-foot vessel $279,000 after determining the owner pumped 123 gallons of red-dye diesel into Bremerton Marina and failed to report the spill.
The spill happened overnight Nov. 27, 2024, after the Nautilus began taking on water. Ecology said marina staff warned the owner twice that the vessel was listing and taking on water. When the owner visited the boat Nov. 26, an employee saw water and diesel nearly filling its bilge and provided information on removing the fuel and contacting cleanup companies…