Share this article The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that crews have completed the removal of diesel fuel from SEACOR Power’s fuel tanks as the operation now shifts to the salvage phase. Salvage crews removed approximately 20,363 gallons of diesel fuel using the hot tapping method, which involves drilling into the fuel tanks, making a hose connection, and transferring the fuel to portable tanks, the Coast Guard’s 8th District said Wednesday in a news release. Approximately 4,500 gallons of hydraulic fluid remain on the SEACOR Power. The tanks have not been compromised, but they are currently inaccessible and the hydraulic fluid will be removed after the vessel is raised, the Coast Guard said.