Coast Guard completes oil spill exercise
Participants of a full-scale oil spill exercise conduct a meeting, April 20, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
KITTY HAWK, N.C. — The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration (MARAD), North Carolina Emergency Management, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and more than 40 other agencies completed a full-scale oil spill preparedness exercise in Kitty Hawk.
The...
Kodiak Enterprise fire response continues
TACOMA, Wash. — Crews continue their response to the fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Wednesday.
Firefighting crews from Tacoma Fire Department and Resolve Marine continue to access interior spaces to put out hot spots and look for standing water.
In the coming days, responders will ensure the ship is safe for investigators to get on board...
Coast Guard continues response to vessel fire in Tacoma
US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero.
TACOMA, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, Tacoma Fire Department, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and other agencies continue to respond to the fire aboard the Kodiak Enterprise fishing vessel moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma.
The fire has decreased in size and firefighters have accessed interior spaces to...
Coast Guard, partners continue response to vessel fire in Tacoma
US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero.
TACOMA, Wash. – A unified command, consisting of the Tacoma Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies, continued its response Monday to a fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored at Trident Seafoods in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma.
Firefighting efforts have resulted in a...
Coast Guard provides oversight for release of hazardous material
A Coast Guard boat crew transports Tetra Tech contractors working with the EPA, to a site in the Delaware River for water sample collection March 28, 2023.
BRISTOL, Pa. — Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay continue to provide oversight alongside Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for remaining clean-up operations Thursday following the release of a latex finishing material...
Coast Guard continues response to hazardous material near Bristol, PA
BRISTOL, Pa. — Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay and multiple partner agencies continued clean-ups Sunday following the release of a latex finishing material Friday night due to a mechanical failure at the Trinseo facility in Bristol.
It’s estimated that 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water-soluble acrylic polymer solution, was released with a max potential release of...
Coast Guard monitors release of hazardous material near Bristol, Pa.
BRISTOL, Pa. — Coast Guard personnel from Sector Delaware Bay and other government agencies are monitoring a release of a hazardous material into Otter Creek Saturday afternoon.
An estimated 8,100 gallons of latex finishing material, a water soluble acrylic polymer solution was released with a maximum potential release of 12,000 gallons. The estimated amount released will be updated as response and...
Coast Guard Sector Juneau successfully recovers submerged tug
The Tagish, a 107-foot tugboat, built during World War II, is submerged at the Gastineau Channel dock in Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 9, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ilian Borrero-Aguirre)
JUNEAU, Alaska — Recovery of the tugboat Tagish was successful, and the vessel was secured on the beach at the National Guard Dock in Gastineau Channel, Feb. 19.
Contractors dewatered and defueled...
Coast Guard, partners responding to vessel aground off Maui
HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and County of Maui Police Department continue to work with contractors from Sea Engineering Inc and Pacific Helicopters to remove the pollution threat from the 94 ft vessel Nakoa grounded at Honolua Bay.
Earlier this week, contractors provided initial pollution mitigation, putting absorbent materials inside the vessel...
