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M/V Wealthy River

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- Situation - USCG MSO Charleston was notified at 0450 EDT that the M/V Wealthy River, a
670' container vessel loaded with 796,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil and containers
(contents unknown at this time) had run aground.  Grounding position is 32 43.4 N, 079
48.3 W, which is reportedly 600 yards NE of the Charleston Harbor jetties, between buoys 4
and 8.  An initial trajectory and a Resources at Risk report were prepared by NOAA HAZMAT.
LT Steve Meador is on-scene and is coordinating with the Coast Guard for scientific
support issues.-  -  - Contact Information - LT Steve Meador - 1-800-SKYPAGE, PIN# 3470988
- LCDR Brad Benggio - 1-800-SKYPAGE, PIN# 5798823 (on-scene at Powell Duffryn Incident,
Savannah, GA)