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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Southwest corner of the Marquesas in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, specifically impacting seagrass beds.

  • Date/Time Frame
  • Separate instance: March 13, 1993; May 26, 1993; March 14, 2003; June16, 2005; July 29, 2005; March 28, 2006; January 1, 1990–June15, 2005
  • Statute
  • Other
  • State
  • Florida
  • Substances
  • vessel grounding
  • Injury
  • Sediment, Vegetation
Consent Decrees:

2022.10.28 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

2009.12.15 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Douglas W. Mellette (Owner) and the vessel DL6236X (in rem)

2009.09.28 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Bryan Dewald (Owner) and the vessel Easy Going (in rem)

2009.08.24 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Patsy Poppell (Owner) and the vessel Mar Vida (in rem)

2009.06.17 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • David W. Dreifort and Denise Dreifort

2008.01.10 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Hector Losada (in personam) and the vessel ANDROW (in rem)

1995.12.01 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida, Florida Department of Natural Resources
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Blue Fields Shipping Inc.; Bluefields Marine Ltd.; Individuals: Louis O’Meir, Harold Benedict, and Adrian Benedict (in personam); Vessel M/V Miss Beholden (in rem)