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EMERGENCY RESPONSE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT <br /> LINDA TURKATTE, SENIOR REHS <br /> COMPLAINT # g 0 <br /> DUTRA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: SUBMERGED BOAT <br /> SAN JOAQUIN RIVER-BURNS CUT AREA 1 <br /> STOCKTON CA 1 <br /> CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS OCTOBER 17, 1994 <br /> 2:30 p.m. Received call from Dennis Fields of San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services. He <br /> provided notification of a boat which had sunk in the San Joaquin River near Burns Cut. There <br /> was red liquid observed bubbling up from the submerged boat. The boat was owned by Dutra <br /> Construction Company and was a small metal work boat. <br /> 3:30 p.m. Telephoned Brad Beahm of the Naval Communication Station at (209) 944-0400. He told me <br /> that a metal work boat anchored off a gravel barge had sunk and that red fluid was coming up <br /> from it. He said the area had been boomed off by the Naval Fire Department. <br /> 4:00 p.m. Arrived on-site. Brad Beahm of the Naval Communication Station and Norman Baker of the <br /> Naval Fire Department were present. A barge with a crane was attempting to bring up the <br /> boat. The metal boat was approximately 40 feet in length and was used primarily to move the <br /> barges around. Although the boat reportedly had two 50 gallon tanks, the estimated amount of <br /> diesel fuel on board at time of sinking was approximately 40 gallons. Apparently, the boat was <br /> found to be sinking at around 2:00 p.m. The Naval Fire Department responded at around 2:59 <br /> p.m. by placing a boom around the area. The contact for Dutra Construction was on the barge <br /> and was in the process of bringing up the submerged boat. I was unable to speak with him. <br /> Norman Baker stated that a light sheen was seen by his staff from the release area to <br /> approximately a quarter of a mile up the San Joaquin River. The river was currently at high <br /> tide. From my position on the levy I could not personally observe the release. <br /> 4:10 p.m. A representative of the U.S. Coast Guard, David Wabakken, arrived at the scene. After he was <br /> informed of the situation, I asked if he was going to require a cleanup of the release. He said <br /> that such a light sheen would be impractical to clean up and he would not require them to do <br /> so. The workers for Dutra Construction could not totally remove the boat from the water but <br /> were successful in resting it halfway up on the levy. The area around the boat was boomed off <br /> with an absorbent boom. <br /> 5:30 p.m. Left site. <br /> i <br />