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    • Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET)

    Metadata Updated: August 7, 2025

    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.

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    Metadata Date July 30, 2025
    Metadata Created Date August 7, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 7, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2013 (creation), (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS ORR

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date July 30, 2025
    Metadata Created Date August 7, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 7, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2013 (creation), (publication)
    Responsible Party Office of Response and Restoration (Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:76740
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/76740., Access Constraints: None
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    Bbox West Long -170.5683
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    Harvest Source Id 16d8de29-951c-4a91-bada-75c7593e9406
    Harvest Source Title NOS ORR
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage The Spatial Data Branch publishes this data on behalf of the originator. Data visually represented in ERMA are aimed to guide responders, decision makers, and users in making informed steps of analysis and action.
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Data Service Type
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2013

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