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Press Release
Date: Dec. 8, 2006
Contact: Lt. j.g. William White II
( 906) 635-3310
UPDATE TO TUG SENECA GROUNDING
GRAND MARAIS, Mich - Today, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) flew over the grounded TUG SENECA, along with a Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) representative, and determined that the tug was emitting an oil sheen.
Upon discovering the leak, the U.S. Coast Guard immediately engaged the vessel's owner to ensure pollution response and salvage equipment would be available to deploy at the first weather permitting opportunity. Upon learning the owner could not guarantee a timely response, the U.S. Coast Guard Federal On Scene Coordinator assumed the expense of removing the threat of pollution and engaged contractors to mount the appropriate response.
Late this afternoon, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and USCG approved the salvage plan to remove the TUG SENECA from the Lake Superior shore, with concurrence of the plan from CORA.
The TUG SENECA remains grounded in an upright position, approximately 20 miles east of Grand Marais, MI. The tug became grounded after its tow line with the TUG HOEY parted in the late evening of December 2, 2006. Inclement weather prevented the TUG HOEY and several U.S. Coast Guard assets from locating and reestablishing a tow with the TUG SENECA, prior to the vessel's grounding on December 4, 2006.
Press Release
Date: Dec. 8, 2006
Contact: Lt. j.g. William White II
( 906) 635-3310
UPDATE TO TUG SENECA GROUNDING
GRAND MARAIS, Mich - Today, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) flew over the grounded TUG SENECA, along with a Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) representative, and determined that the tug was emitting an oil sheen.
Upon discovering the leak, the U.S. Coast Guard immediately engaged the vessel's owner to ensure pollution response and salvage equipment would be available to deploy at the first weather permitting opportunity. Upon learning the owner could not guarantee a timely response, the U.S. Coast Guard Federal On Scene Coordinator assumed the expense of removing the threat of pollution and engaged contractors to mount the appropriate response.
Late this afternoon, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and USCG approved the salvage plan to remove the TUG SENECA from the Lake Superior shore, with concurrence of the plan from CORA.
The TUG SENECA remains grounded in an upright position, approximately 20 miles east of Grand Marais, MI. The tug became grounded after its tow line with the TUG HOEY parted in the late evening of December 2, 2006. Inclement weather prevented the TUG HOEY and several U.S. Coast Guard assets from locating and reestablishing a tow with the TUG SENECA, prior to the vessel's grounding on December 4, 2006.
