Spill...

Busy day in the marina today. I came back in from the 1:30 cruise and the marina manager called on the radio: "We've had a fuel spill; I need you to come to the A dock right away."

For clarification, we didn't have a fuel spill - someone backed a boat down the ramp with a full fuel tank and as they got on the slope, their fuel tank vent spilled fuel. Unfortunately, they didn't tell anyone and got out of there right away... we were left to deal with it.

We have trained for this, so we knew what to do... we immediately deployed booms to contain the spreading fuel. All told, there was probably less than a gallon or two that went in the water, but it had spread several hundred feet. We put several different crews on 4 different booms and enclosed each area between the docks... then began to move the booms towards shore where we could put additional absorbent material to soak up the gas. By the time the Park Service folks got there, we had things well under control. Quick action and being able to put plenty of people on it meant that it would be a non-situation.

Otherwise, a beautiful day in the Tetons. Nice folks on the boat. Mother Nature blessed us with great weather. The lake was nearly calm all day. Super day to be out on the water.

The manager asked if I'd be willing to work beyond my contracted date to help close down the marina this fall. I told him he'd need to coordinate with Joan and her manager to make sure that would work for them. Looks like we'll be here into later September.