Sunken vessel leaking fuel into Gug Harbor

GIG HARBOR — The state Department of Ecology says a sunken vessel is leaking an unknown amount of fuel into Gig Harbor.

Department spokesman Dieter Bohrmann said in a statement that Ecology, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Gig Harbor Fire Department responded to reports of a sunken 28-foot pleasure craft Tuesday night at Lucas Landing.

It’s not known how much fuel is aboard. He says Global Diving and Salvage will do the cleanup, and it will be monitored by the Coast Guard and Ecology.

No other information was immediately available.

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