USS Yorktown Environmental Cleanup
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
Source: South Carolina Daily Gazette
A two-year environmental cleanup project to remove hazardous fuel, oil, and contaminated water from the USS Yorktown, a World War II-era aircraft carrier turned maritime museum in Charleston Harbor. The project involved pumping out nearly 2 million gallons of hazardous materials, removing asbestos, patching holes in the ship's hull, and stabilizing the ship by adding freshwater to the tanks.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Oil and Gas, Government, Aerospace & Defense, Seaport
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- South Carolina Daily Gazette
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A two-year environmental cleanup project to remove hazardous fuel, oil, and contaminated water from the USS Yorktown, a World War II-era aircraft carrier turned maritime museum in Charleston Harbor. The project involved pumping out nearly 2 million gallons of hazardous materials, removing asbestos, patching holes in the ship's hull, and stabilizing the ship by adding freshwater to the tanks. |
Original sector | Environment & Health |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | South Carolina |
City | Mount Pleasant |
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Source | South Carolina Daily Gazette |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Oil and Gas, Government, Aerospace & Defense, Seaport |
Article published date | 2025-11-15 |
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