Please include photos if possible. These rankings are a preliminary field assessment for Vessels of Concern.
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Steel, aluminum, or
Visible holes in hull and/or listing
Broken up and no
Steel, aluminum, or
fiberglass hull, rusted
Wooden hull or other hull
or still upright, but low enough to
fiberglass hull in
longer seaworthy;
or aged; Possibly sitting
material in poor condition or
touch bottom during low tide; Or
good condition and
Severe list (30 or
Hull Condition
slightly low in water,
riding noticeably low in
vessel is being continuously
vessel floating with
more) and/or sunk or
but appears to be
water, but floating free
mechanically de‐watered to stay
and Position in
normal freeboard
aground
floating free
afloat
Water
Very little effort to limit public
Not accessible to
Access to vessel is
Public access to vessel is
access to vessel, broken parts
Unrestricted public
public, not a site of
difficult for public, not
somewhat limited, some
causing hazardous surfaces
access onto vessel, used
criminal activity or
likely a site of criminal
broken parts and physical
and/or attractive nuisance,
as a dump site or site of
dumping
activity or dumping
hazards
possible site of criminal activity or
other criminal activity
Public Safety
dumping
Tied securely to
Moored or anchored securely
Not secure but not adrift
In danger of becoming
Moored or anchored
dock with sound
but mooring lines worn or
(grounded or beached), mooring
adrift in immediate
securely
lines
with heavy marine growth
lines parting
future
How Secured
Encroaching upon middle of
Encroaching upon
Encroaching upon middle of high‐
Away from vessel
Near limited vessel
moderate traffic area (e.g.,
middle of navigable
traffic area, such as approach to
Navigational
traffic
traffic
approaches to small marinas
waterway (e.g., a traffic
large marinas or ports
Hazard
or ports)
lane)
Could potentially carry large
Multiple containers of unknown
Does not likely contain
amounts of fuel or HAZMAT;
materials visible on vessel,
Leaking oil or HAZMAT
Known to be clean
much fuel or HAZMAT.
Environmental
ongoing activities make spill
ongoing activities (e.g., scrapping)
imminent
Residual amounts only
possible
makes spill likely
Hazard
If a vessel is in tresspass, and/or in a protected or sensative
Score
for all shaded boxes, immediately contact the NRC
area, add 3 to the total.
24‐hour response: 800‐424‐8802
TOTAL SCORE:
5‐12…… GREEN
13‐17…… YELLOW
18‐28…… RED
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