South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Director Robert Boyles holds a jar of toxic waste outside the USS Yorktown at a press conference in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Officials are preparing to remove over 1.2 million gallons of hazardous liquids from the World War II-era aircraft carrier. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace stand at a press conference outside the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
The USS Yorktown should be known for concepts like duty and honor, not “dirty, harmful, cleanup,” Robert Boyles, director of the state’s natural resources department, said at a Tuesday news conference. Almost nine tons of oily waste have been removed so far from nearly 50 tanks. Patriots Point Development Authority Executive Director Allison Hunt said the largest containers are as big as 32 feet deep, 28 feet long and 8 feet wide.
All the while, the USS Yorktown remained open for tours. Patriots Point draws some 300,000 visitors each year, including elementary school students on field trips and local Boy Scout troops on overnight stays.Patriots Point officials believe it’s the first time an aircraft carrier of this size has been remediated. Federal law did not require that the USS Yorktown’s stewards remove the pollutants inside when it was decommissioned in 1970.
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