USS Yorktown

Pollutants that could have potentially leaked into the Charleston Harbor have been removed as part of Governor Henry McMaster's 2022 executive order.

Republican Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina signed an executive order Monday seeking to protect the nation's ninth-busiest port from pollution. Now a national historic landmark, a navy aircraft carrier that served in World War II and the Vietnam War is experiencing corrosion in its hull. The USS Yorktown's corrosion could lead to the release of over 100 thousand gallons of fuel, severely damaging the ecosystem and local economy. The executive order directs the state's Office of Resilience to study the cost of remediation efforts and remove all 140,000 gallons of fuel from the U.S.S. Yorktown.

It's been three years since Carter and Jack Hanson were featured on CBS news for their rare friendship with a World War II veteran who served aboard the…