OWLS HEAD — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Belfast continues to work with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on clean-up efforts regarding the vessel Endeavor aground in Owl’s Head, just south of Rockland's Mid-Coast School of Technology, which is located at 1 Main Street, in Rockland.  

Maine DEP and Maine Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are coordinating the removal of the vessel, scheduled to begin on Aug. 11.   

The Coast Guard and Maine DEP have removed as much fuel and oily water as safely possible from the Endeavor, but some product may remain trapped in inaccessible areas. 

Coast Guard personnel will be on scene during the vessel’s removal to ensure any discharged fuel or oily water is immediately mitigated. Mariners are advised to keep a safe distance from the Endeavor during its transit and monitor VHF Channel 16 for updates. 

For questions about the vessel’s removal, please contact Maine DEP.

Pollution cleanup from grounded vessel in Rockland being coordinated through unified command

ROCKLAND (July 27, 2025) — The U.S. Coast Guard, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have established a unified command to oversee the pollution response a vessel that went aground July 22, 2025, on the beach in Snow's Cove, in front of Mid-coast School of Technology.

The Coast Guard has opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to ensure the proper cleanup of remaining fuel or oil on board. Personnel are working alongside Maine DEP responders to mitigate any actual or potential environmental threat posed by the vessel.

Containment boom has been deployed around the Endeavor, and crews have started removing diesel fuel from the vessel’s tanks and bilges to prevent further discharge. Maine DEP has removed approximately 50 gallons of diesel to date and will continue to assess remaining tanks and voids spaces to ensure full mitigation of pollution hazards.

“The protection of the marine environment is one of the Coast Guard’s top priorities,” said Captain Matthew Baker, Federal On-Scene Coordinator and Sector Commander at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England. “We are committed to working with our state and local partners to eliminate any potential pollution threat to Maine’s coastal waters.”

The source and circumstances that led to the vessel’s grounding on the shoreline remain under investigation.

People looking to report oil pollution in the water may contact the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802.