The cause is under investigation. Olympic Tug and Barge, Portland, Oregon. The vessel is tied up at the Magone Marine dock in Dutch Harbor. Boom is placed around the vessel as a prevention measure and there are no sheens reported within the boomed area. One tank is holed and diesel fuel flowed into the flooded engine room.
Water is in the forward fuel tank indicating it is also damaged.
There was no fuel in the forward fuel tank at time of grounding. Divers completed the initial damage survey. The bottom of the tug has extensive damage. There are numerous holes and fractures and the sea drives and skegs are heavily damaged. The Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game personnel based in Dutch Harbor surveyed the shoreline at the grounding site and observed a light sheen of oil about 300-400 yards long.