Thursday, December 16 



Weather Air: Low visibility. Northeast winds at 13 knots. 



Conditions Overcast. Ceiling 2000 feet, dropping to 



(Daylight) 500 feet in afternoon. 



Sea: Calm. Strong currents. Small, 1-foot, waves, 



Avgo Merchant 0400: Pumping (dewatering) of engine room. 



2300: Ship abandoned. Evacuation of all personnel. 

 Ship bearing 315°. 



USCG 1547: Assumes full control and responsibility for Argo 



Operations Merchant . 



2100: Begins operational forecasting of oil drift. 



1600-1625: USCGC Bittersweet on scene. 



USCGC's Sherman and Vigilant on scene entire day. 



Overflights 0930: Cessna-182 deploys current probes and dye markers, 

 1500: Second mission aborted because of low visibility. 



NOAA/USCG 

 SOR Team 

 Operations 



Aboard Cessna-182. 



Other 

 Operations 



Ship Cruises 



Spill Oil 2 miles north to south and 4 miles east to west. 



Characteristics Oil moving west. Streak of oil; bearing about 240°. 



Coordination 

 Meetings and 

 Briefings. 



2300: University of Rhode Island coordination meeting 

 with SOR Team at Hyannls. 



II-4 



