After the 54-foot boat spilled over 20 gallons of fuel into Lake Michigan on Sunday, Tim Allen was seen refuelling his yacht.
Photos taken by DailyMail.com on Thursday show the Home Improvement actor tending to his 59,000-pound boat, the Big Cat, at the marina. He moved around the deck while donning a white cap and sunglasses.
Due to a 30 gallon spill from his yacht over the long weekend, the Northport Marina on Lake Michigan had to be closed.
The boat has a maximum fuel capacity of 700 gallons.
The 69-year-old actor is now responsible for the cleanup expenses, but it is still unknown how much money the cleanup will cost.
In 2005, Tim upgraded to a Uniesse yacht, which costs $500,000. Uniesse is a luxury yacht manufacturer that takes pride in its “Italian craftsmanship, and advanced engineering.”
Around 5 p.m. on Sunday, the leak was first reported to the authorities.
The fire brigade stated that a beach south of the harbor was also blocked, despite the fact that the fuel was primarily contained within the breakwaters of the marina.
According to the fire department, they didn’t learn about the mishap until an hour after it occurred and couldn’t start cleaning up until the next day. They claimed that at least 1,000 oil pads were used to absorb the diesel.
The actor acknowledged that the spill had happened but said he was unaware of it until it was brought to his attention by bystanders.
Hugh Cook, the fire chief for Leelanau Township, Michigan, said of the actor, “I don’t think he had any concept what was going on.”
As they hurried to clean up the mess, Bill Rosemurgy, the harbormaster at Northport Village Marina, said that the rule was “nobody in and nobody out.”
On Monday at roughly 7:00 p.m., the marina reopened.
Allen told the Record Eagle, “I felt very uncomfortable closing the harbour down for everyone, but we’re going to get it open.”
Tim’s yacht’s engine room experienced a fuel filter gasket blowout, which released diesel and caused it to spill out and collect on the floor, according to Cook.
The boat’s bilge, which is typically used to remove water, pumped the diesel out of the side of the boat and into the harbour as the fuel overwhelmed the compartment.
According to Tim, the problem happened around six miles south of the marina. Many coastal companies stated that their beaches were clear.
On and off the screen, the actor-comedian is well recognized for his love of all things mechanical. Tim, who portrayed a handyman on the 1990s comedy Home Improvement, is currently a co-host of a tools-focused program on the History channel.
“I prefer to look for the edge.” I immediately go to push a large red button that screams “Do not touch,” he admitted to the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Cook stated that he didn’t think the leak had any impact on the local animals, although a witness claimed to have seen several ducklings and fish killed by the floating petroleum.
Helena Marano reported seeing several dead carp, pike, and ducklings floating in the marina’s oil. Marano referred to a duckling that she had been attempting to clean of fuel by saying, “It perished in our hands.”
Diesel spreads swiftly across water and is far more greasy than gasoline, according to Rosemurgy, which can worsen relatively modest accidents.
The marina employed booms and absorbent pads to mop up the mess, sent out a boat to help, and received assistance from both the fire department and a nearby environmental cleanup company.
The beach next to the marina, where a playground is located, was also blocked during the cleanup, according to Rosemurgy.
According to Rosemurgy, “I looked at it and told myself I wouldn’t allow my kids to swim here, so I’m not going to let anyone else’s kids swim here.” That was as much as scientific as it got.