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Fire and Rescue NSW Shoalhaven and Hazmat crews have put booms in place around a sunken boat in the Shoalhaven River.
The former Shoalhaven River cruise boat, known as the Christine J, sank on Tuesday afternoon for the second time in as many months.
Crews, using a dinghy, placed boom and wave reducing devices around the vessel as a precaution to ensure any liquids that might leak from the boat into the sensitive Shoalhaven River environment were contained.
It is understood diesel and oil had previously been removed from the vessel, which is listing heavily to starboard.
The boat, moored east of the Nowra bridge, is sitting on the bottom of the river in 2.5 to 3 metres of water.
Roads and Maritime Services received reports of a vessel sinking after heavy rain and notified Fire and Rescue NSW, the combat agency for pollution events on the Shoalhaven River.
A RMS spokesperson said the organisation was contacting the owner of the vessel who is responsible for its recovery.
“The vessel did sink recently and was successfully recovered by the owner at that time,” a spokesperson said.
“An inspection by officers indicated relatively low pollution risk, with minimal fuel and oil on board.”
Roads and Maritime will monitor the situation and review the mooring licence for this vessel once the situation is resolved.
Shoalhaven River users are being advised to use caution around the vessel, especially at night, as it is not displaying navigational lights.