76740 RULET Data Set Published / External 37541 Emergency Response Division Project On Going 2013 NOAA's Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET) project, identifies the location and nature of potential sources of oil pollution from sunken vessels. Knowing where these vessels are helps oil response planning efforts and may help in the investigation of reported mystery spills--sightings of oil where a source is not immediately known or suspected. The sunken vessels are a legacy of more than a century of U.S. commerce and warfare. The scope of the problem is much more manageable than initially thought. With this assessment we can put reliable bounds on the potential oil pollution threats and start to plan accordingly. The distribution of vessels is skewed heavily to World War II casualties in the Battle of the Atlantic. Some of these vessels may be eligible for listing under the National Register of Historic Places, in addition, many of them are either civilian or military gravesites. The intent of this data is to provide an assessment of the threat of oil pollution from potentially polluting wrecks in U.S. waters. Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL Theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS Theme RULET Theme RUST Theme Resources and Undersea Threats Theme Shipwreck Data Set GIS Files 76787 Published / External GIS File RULET Database GIS file converted from excel. Data Steward 2013 Organization Office of Response and Restoration ORR https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ ORR Home Page Online Resource Distributor 2013 Organization Office of Response and Restoration ORR https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ ORR Home Page Online Resource Metadata Contact 2013 Organization Office of Response and Restoration ORR https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ ORR Home Page Online Resource -170.5683 144.651 57.42698 13.461 Continuing 2013 Standard CC0-1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0). Unclassified None https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/resources/maps-and-spatial-data/environmental-response-management-application-erma 2013 Organization Office of Response and Restoration https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 Download GIS shapefile from ERMA regional site Shapefile Not available Not available The Spatial Data Branch publishes this data on behalf of the originator. Data visually represented in ERMA are aimed to guide responders, decision makers, and users in making informed steps of analysis and action. 1 RULET database was uploaded to ERMA on behalf of the originator. 2025-07-24T00:00:00 Organization Office of Response and Restoration ORR https://ror.org/03g5tqa50 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ ORR Home Page Online Resource Not Applicable Not Applicable 76787 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:76740 Adam Rotert 2025-07-24T18:22:30 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:18 2025-07-30 Office of Response and Restoration ORR 1002 Public No No 2025-07-30 1 Year 2026-07-30