Evidence
9 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-9).
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[1]research packet crew-dg-packet.md (2 sources cited) [other_primary]
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Identity packet verdict: VERIFIED
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Evidence ID
- uss-ata-230-ata230-pkt-crew-dg-packet-md
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[2]Shipscribe.com, 'USS ATA-174 (later Wateree) Class' - construction table, disposition table, class notes, and ship note for ATA-230 (compiled from U.S. National Archives / BuShips records) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Construction table row ATA-230 (Ord. 20 Nov 44 / Keel 9 Jun 45 / Launch 26 Jul 45 / Commiss. --); Disposition table row ATA-230 (13 Aug 45, Canc.); Class Notes (ATA 219-238 Lend-Lease paragraph); Ship Notes row ATA-230
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- ATA-230, Levingston Shipbuilding Co., Orange TX: ordered under contract awarded 20 Nov 1944 - two days after CNO approved 20 additional tugs of the class (ATA 219-238) for Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union, officially assigned to the USSR by the Munitions Assignment Committee in Jan 1945; keel 9 Jun 1945, launched 26 Jul 1945, never commissioned (Commiss. column '--'); Soviet assignment retracted 10 Jul 1945 and the contract cancelled 13 Aug 1945 (disposition entry 'Canc.'); never stricken (strike column '--'). Ship note: 'sold & completed as merc. G. W. CODRINGTON, later WILLIAM P. FEELEY 1962, WILLIAM W. STENDER 1973, MARY PAGE HANNAH 1977, active 2009.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-2009
- Limitations
- Shipscribe is a secondary compilation of NARA/BuShips primary records, not itself an official publication - dates corroborated independently by NavSource and commercial registry data. Contains no asbestos information; establishes identity and administrative history only. Rename-year figures differ slightly from NavSource/gltugs (Shipscribe 'WILLIAM P. FEELEY 1962' vs their 1952 purchase/rename; '1973'/'1977' vs their 1972/1976) - carried in gaps. Does not establish exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-01
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[3]State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin DNR v. Jeremy P. Schultz et al., Door County Circuit Court case 2026CV000147, Complaint filed 2026-09-01 (Document 8), para. 33 [court_record]
- Locator
- Complaint para. 33 (p. 6 of filed PDF); para. 39 (Door County resolution request for hazmat inspection)
- Finding type
- environmental_record
- Finding
- The State of Wisconsin's public-nuisance complaint (Door County Circuit Court case 2026CV000147, filed 1 Sep 2026, State of Wisconsin v. Schultz, Cole, Iron Works Construction LLC, Sarter Marine Towing Co., and insurers) quotes a DNR regional water-regulations specialist's 25 May 2023 internal email enumerating 'various environmental concerns related to the Donny S., including asbestos-coated piping, remnant onboard fuels and greases, lead- or cadmium-based paints, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and tributyltin-based anti-fouling agents that are "extremely toxic to aquatic organisms"' (Complaint para. 33). The Donny S. is the ex-ATA-230 hull (identity chain in ev-01, ev-05).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2023 (email) / 2026 (complaint filing)
- Population
- Prospective removal/abatement workers and the Baileys Harbor environment (regulator's stated focus); not an exposure-finding population
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage record: a filed complaint quoting a regulator's internal contingency email. The email enumerates plausible concerns ('things that could go wrong') on an unsurveyed hulk - it is not a survey finding and does not confirm asbestos is present aboard, its extent, location, or condition. No hazmat inspection has occurred (see ev-04). Establishes only that a Wisconsin DNR specialist recorded asbestos-coated piping among suspected hazards for this specific hull. Does not establish exposure, causation, or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-02
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[4]State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin DNR v. Jeremy P. Schultz et al., Door County Circuit Court case 2026CV000147, Complaint filed 2026-09-01 (Document 8), paras. 11-50 [court_record]
- Locator
- Complaint paras. 11-41 (factual allegations), 42-50 (Count One), Prayer for Relief
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Same complaint (2026CV000147) documents the enforcement history: M/V Donny S. is a steel-hulled tug constructed 1949 in Orange, Texas, ~135 x 33 x 17 ft, 461 tons (paras. 11, 22); on permanent layup after a condition survey found 'unsatisfactory condition due to incomplete hull repairs' with retained value mostly in scrap and deck machinery (para. 14); Coast Guard MSU Sturgeon Bay authorized the dead-ship tow plan 8 Apr 2021 (para. 16); ownership passed to Jeremy P. Schultz Apr-Aug 2021; towed to Baileys Harbor and moored at Iron Works' dock; between Nov 2021 and May 2022 broke free and grounded ~580 ft offshore in ~4 ft of water (para. 23); DNR issued at least 33 citations under Wis. Stat. 30.15(1)(a) (unlawful obstruction of navigable waters) Oct 2022-Feb 2024 totaling over $20,000 (paras. 26, 35); six DNR stakeholder working-group meetings Aug 2024-May 2026 (paras. 36, 40); Town of Baileys Harbor resolution 9 Feb 2026 and Door County Board resolution 28 Apr 2026 called for inspection and removal (paras. 38-39). Relief sought: declare the tug a public nuisance (Wis. Stat. 30.294), order defendants to abate/remove (823.03), or issue a warrant for DNR to abate at defendants' expense (823.04).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2021-2026
- Limitations
- Complaint-stage allegations in a civil nuisance-abatement action - none adjudicated; defendants had not answered and no hearing was scheduled as of Sept 2026 reporting (WLUK). This is an environmental/navigation-nuisance suit, not a personal-injury or asbestos suit; it establishes enforcement posture and grounding chronology, not exposure. Complaint's 'constructed in 1949' reflects documentation/completion year vs Shipscribe's keel 1945 - carried in gaps.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-03
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[5]Door County Knock, 'Reporter's Notebook: DNR responds to county resolution on stranded tugboat' (May 2026); complaint 2026CV000147 paras. 38-40 corroborating [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Knock article - DNR email quotes; complaint paras. 39-40 (county resolution requesting hazmat inspection; DNR disbanding working group)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- No asbestos survey, hazmat inspection, or abatement record for this hull exists in the public sources searched. The April 28, 2026 Door County Board resolution expressly requested that the state 'immediately conduct an official inspection of the Donny S. to determine the presence of hazardous materials' - i.e., none had been performed. The DNR responded that 'absent an indication of environmental harm, the department does not have authority to inspect the vessel,' that it has no funding or legislative spending authority for removal, and that its role is 'limited to enforcement, investigation, coordination, and readiness to respond should there be evidence of environmental harm occurring.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2022-2026
- Limitations
- Absence of a survey is documented, not inferred - the county's request and the DNR's refusal establish that no inspection existed as of mid-2026. Absence of a located record does not prove absence of asbestos aboard: the hulk retains whatever era materials were installed at construction, completion (1950), or later refits. Does not establish or defeat any claim of exposure or legal eligibility.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-04
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[6]NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive, ATA-230 page; Great Lakes Tugs & Workboats (gltugs.wordpress.com), Donny S. entry [other_primary]
- Locator
- NavSource ATA-230 page - chronology block, specifications, photo caption 093823001; gltugs Donny S. entry and 'former U.S. Army 45-footers / U.S. Navy 143-foot ATA' index listing
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NavSource Service Ship Photo Archive page for ATA-230 records the same commercial chain (GM purchase 1949, Levingston completion 1950 as G.W. Codrington; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 1952 renamed William P. Feeley; William W. Stender 1972; Hannah Marine Corp. 1976 renamed Mary Page Hannah; Selvick Marine Towing, renamed Donny S. 2014; Selvick became Sarter Marine Towing 2019) and 'Current Disposition, June 2021, abandoned and moored, engineless, in Baileys Harbor, WI,' with a 2022 photo captioned 'Donny S. (ex-USS ATA-230) abandoned and moored, engineless, in Baileys Harbor.' The Great Lakes Tugs & Workboats database independently lists the hull as 'Donny S. (ATA-230, uncompleted),' USCG Official No. 258233, Levingston hull 377, 2 Cleveland 12-278A engines, port of registry Cleveland OH.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-2022
- Limitations
- Volunteer-curated secondary archives; the ATA-230 -> G.W. Codrington -> ... -> Donny S. identity chain is corroborated by Shipscribe's NARA-derived ship note and by the filed complaint's own vessel description (1949 Orange TX steel tug, Sarter/Selvick ownership). No single official document ties the hull number to the Donny S. - the chain rests on these converging secondary sources. Contains no asbestos information. NavSource prints 'G.W. Covington'; every other source gives 'Codrington' - noted as typo.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-05
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[7]Corn, Jacqueline Karnell, and Jennifer Starr, 'Historical perspective on asbestos: Policies and protective measures in World War II shipbuilding,' American Journal of Industrial Medicine 11(3):359-373 (1987) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Abstract and article, AJIM 11(3):359-373
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- Peer-reviewed historical study documents that asbestos was used extensively as a fireproofing and insulating material in U.S. shipbuilding during WWII - the era and program under which this steel-hulled auxiliary tug was built at Levingston, Orange, TX (keel 1945, launched 1945; completed commercially 1950).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1940s era documented; article 1987
- Population
- WWII shipyard workers and ship crews (class context)
- Limitations
- Program/era-level scholarly documentation of asbestos use in WWII shipbuilding generally; does not name this vessel, this class, or this yard, and does not establish that asbestos was or remains aboard this hull, nor quantity, location, condition, exposure, or causation. Diesel-electric hull - no steam plant; era-typical applications differ accordingly. Commercial completion (1950) and five decades of commercial refits may have added or removed material.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-06
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[8]CourtListener API v4 (authenticated, via cl-auth-search.py fleet helper) - opinion searches 'ATA-230' (0), 'ATA 230' tug (0), 'Mary Page Hannah' (0), 'G.W. Codrington' (0), 'William W. Stender' (0), 'Donny S' tug (0), 'William P. Feeley' (2, both name collisions); docket search 'ATA-230' (1, name collision) [court_record]
- Locator
- search_ledger row sl-uss-ata-230-06
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- CourtListener sweep (authenticated API v4, 2026-09-26): exact-phrase opinion searches for 'ATA-230' (0), 'Mary Page Hannah' (0), 'G.W. Codrington' (0), 'William W. Stender' (0), 'Donny S' tug (0), and 'ATA 230' tug (0). 'William P. Feeley' returned 2 opinions, both name collisions - Schildkret v. Feeley, 4 A.D.2d 1014 (N.Y. App. Div. 1957) and Neuwrith v. Feeley, 5 A.D.2d 857 (N.Y. App. Div. 1958), litigation against a person named William P. Feeley, not the vessel. RECAP docket search 'ATA-230' returned 1 docket - Reynaldo Gonzalez v. Google LLC (9th Cir. 18-16700), a filing-text string collision with no vessel or asbestos content. No qualifying asbestos litigation or other litigation naming the hull located. The Wisconsin nuisance case (2026CV000147) is a Door County Circuit Court matter outside CourtListener coverage and is documented from the filed complaint (ev-02, ev-03).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 2026-09-26
- Limitations
- Absence of a docketed case is not evidence about shipboard conditions; a litigation sweep cannot find or exclude hull-specific asbestos exposure. Sweep completed after intermittent fleet pacing blocks - every request went through the authenticated fleet helper. Wisconsin state-circuit filings (including the live 2026CV000147 nuisance action) are not indexed by CourtListener.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-07
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[9]NARA RG-19 (BuShips contract files); USCG National Vessel Documentation Center file for Official No. 258233; Wisconsin Circuit Court Access case 2026CV000147; USCG MSU Sturgeon Bay tow-plan letter (8 Apr 2021, per complaint) [other_primary]
- Locator
- Identified via Shipscribe class notes, gltugs registry data, complaint para. 16, and wcca.wicourts.gov case-number convention
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- Archival leads (identified but not retrieved): BuShips contract and cancellation files for the ATA 219-238 Lend-Lease batch (NARA RG-19); U.S. Coast Guard merchant-vessel documentation file for Official No. 258233 (G.W. Codrington through Donny S. - ownership and endorsement history); the complete Door County Circuit Court file for 2026CV000147 via Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (session-gated, not retrievable by automated fetch); any hazmat/condition survey the DNR or Coast Guard may generate if removal proceeds. USCG's April 2021 dead-ship tow-plan authorization letter (referenced in complaint para. 16) is itself a federal record not yet retrieved.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-26
- Study period
- 1944-2026
- Limitations
- Existence of record paths verified through citations; originals not retrieved (research-room/reproduction or session-gated systems; no spend authorized). These are leads only - none has been read, and none is known to contain asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-ata-230-08