Contractors conduct dive operations at the site of a sunken barge near the Kelley's Island Shoal in Lake Erie, Oct. 21, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Marblehead)Contractors conduct dive operations at the site of a sunken barge near the Kelley's Island Shoal in Lake Erie, Oct. 21, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Marblehead)
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Unknown Substance Leaking Into Lake Erie

US Coast Guard crews spent the weekend investigating a possible leak from a sunken barge near Kelly's Island, Ohio, south of Pelee Island.

Diving enthusiasts noticed an unknown substance and a smell of solvent leaking from a barge that sank during a storm in 1937.

Coast guard officials setup a 365 metre zone around the possible leak.

A helicopter flew over the zone Saturday and saw a discolouration in the water, but none was noticed during a similar fly over yesterday.

Salvage crews will be on scene Tuesday to secure the leak. Meanwhile, coast guard teams will continue fly overs to ensure the substance isn't spreading.

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