Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET)

Description

NOAA's Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET) project, identifies the location and nature of potential sources of oil pollution from sunken vessels. Knowing where these vessels are helps oil response planning efforts and may help in the investigation of reported mystery spills--sightings of oil where a source is not immediately known or suspected. The sunken vessels are a legacy of more than a century of U.S. commerce and warfare. The scope of the problem is much more manageable than initially thought. With this assessment we can put reliable bounds on the potential oil pollution threats and start to plan accordingly. The distribution of vessels is skewed heavily to World War II casualties in the Battle of the Atlantic. Some of these vessels may be eligible for listing under the National Register of Historic Places, in addition, many of them are either civilian or military gravesites.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Download GIS shapefile from ERMA regional site https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/resources/maps-and-spatial-data/environmental-response-management-application-erma
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/76740
0 Website listed for Office of Response and Restoration https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/76740.pdf

Tags

  • human dimensions
  • national ocean service
  • doc/noaa/nos/orr
  • noaa
  • marine debris removal
  • oil spills
  • emergency response division
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • environmental impacts
  • rust
  • resources and undersea threats
  • shipwreck
  • office of response and restoration
  • rulet

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