The environmental impact of a 75 foot LCM-8 which sank in Seattle is still being assessed. KING 5 did an excellent story covering the potential impact. Click here for the video.

People have already discussed who is going to pay for the clean up, and who might be to blame for the accident. I would reccomend worrying about cleaning up th spill firrst, and then worry about assigning blame later.

Thankfully, no one was injured in this sinking, and we commend the Coast Guard and the Seattle Fire Department for their speedy response.

Seattle Fire Dept. personnel move along the side of a barge as they deploy a containment boom at the site of a sunken 75-foot vessel Friday, Oct. 14 ,2011, in the Puget Sound off Seattle. Coast Guard Petty Officer Nathan Bradshaw says there are 300 gallons of diesel and 30 gallons of motor oil onboard the vessel in sealed tanks. The sinking was reported at about 8 a.m. while the vessel was tied to a barge about 300 yards off shore. There are no injuries. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)