A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held during a Board of County Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon as is practicable, in the Patricia M. Glass Commission Chambers on the first floor of the County Administrative Center at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida.
Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Pam Wingo 48 hours in advance of the meeting by telephone (941) 721- 2395 or by email at pwingo@seaportmanatee.com
September 12, 2023
9:00 a.m.
On August 31, 2023, Port staff noticed a visible discoloration within the inner harbor and notified the National Response Center. The Coast Guard inspected and didn’t set any restrictions on vessel operations.
On September 1, 2023, the U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg returned with its response team to deploy boom and begin the clean-up process. SeaPort Manatee’s team proactively collaborated with the Coast Guard to assist in response activities as preserving the environment is amongst SeaPort Manatee’s top priority. In addition, tenant businesses were encouraged to cooperate with the Coast Guard.
All ship hulls have been cleaned and released and the site is 99% cleaned with just the seawall remaining.
As of Monday, September 11, 2023, the Coast Guard has not yet identified the source and responsible party. Samples were taken from three vessels and two pipeline companies for analysis in an attempt to find a match to the spilled oil. Results are pending.
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N/A – Coast Guard is responsible party for cleanup expense
Delay in update of oil incident response
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