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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Federal Trustees:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- David W. Dreifort and Denise Dreifort
2008.01.10
- Federal Trustees:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- Hector Losada (in personam) and the vessel ANDROW (in rem)
1995.12.01
- 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)