The U.S. Coast Guard and commercial salvors from Parker Diving and Salvage have successfully collaborated to remove petroleum products and hazardous pollutants from the sunken WWII-era military tugboat Mazapeta. A Unified Command oversaw the operation. The ship sank northwest of Stockton in Little Potato Slough in the San Joaquin Delta on September 4, 2023. It was carrying about 1,600 gallons of diesel and engine oil.
Throughout the weekend, Parker Diving and Salvage used a crane barge and...