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Demolition of barge Davy Crockett completed
Aug 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Demolition of barge Davy Crockett completed
OLYMPIA — Work crews removed the last remaining section of the barge Davy Crockett from the Columbia River near Camas, Wash., on Thursday.
The final lift took place nearly seven months after the joint response effort by the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) began. It ends a massive and carefully engineered effort to prevent...
Crews complete work on Davy Crockett cofferdam
Apr 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Crews complete work on Davy Crockett cofferdam
Photo provided by Davy Crockett Response Unified Command.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Work crews completed installation of an 850-foot metal sheet-pile cofferdam around the barge Davy Crockett Monday.
The cofferdam includes an impermeable liner, which will trap any oil, tar balls and other pollutants in the enclosure while crews dismantle the vessel.
“Installation of the sheet pile barrier and an...
Davy Crockett Unified Command to begin cofferdam construction Friday
Mar 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Davy Crockett Unified Command to begin cofferdam construction Friday
The barge, Davy Crocket, sits aground on the bank of the Columbia River near Camas, Wash. Photo by the Washington State Department of Ecology
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Unified Command for operations to remove the barge Davy Crockett from the Columbia River will begin construction of a cofferdam around the vessel Friday.
Contractors working on the response are mobilizing equipment and materials to...
Coast Guard moves forward with removal of the barge Davy Crockett
Feb 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Coast Guard moves forward with removal of the barge Davy Crockett
flat-deck barge Davy Crockett photo by Coast Guard Auxiliary.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Adm. Robert Papp, Commandant of the Coast Guard, authorized Coast Guard Sector Columbia River to remove/destroy the barge Davy Crockett from its current location near Camas, Wash., Wednesday.
In the authorization memorandum, Adm. Papp stated that “destruction of this vessel is appropriate to mitigate the threat of continued...
Assessment and clean-up efforts for barge Davy Crockett continue
Feb 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Assessment and clean-up efforts for barge Davy Crockett continue
Davy Crockett photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard, Washington Dept. of Ecology and Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality are proceeding with the assessment of the 431-foot converted flat deck barge Davy Crockett.
Ballasting operations were completed Thursday night, which successfully lowered the stern 17-feet. Four remotely operated pumps flooded...
Stern stabilization efforts nearly complete for barge Davy Crockett
Feb 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Stern stabilization efforts nearly complete for barge Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer Eric J. Chandler.
PORTLAND, Ore. — After a day of carefully pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of Columbia River water into two of its cargo holds, operations to stabilize the Davy Crockett stern are nearly complete.
Once this step is complete, divers will be able to survey the stern tanks to investigate compartments that have yet to be assessed...
Barge Davy Crockett response crews prepare for vessel stabilization operations
Feb 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Barge Davy Crockett response crews prepare for vessel stabilization operations
flat-deck barge Davy Crockett photo by Coast Guard Auxiliary.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Response crews continue to prepare for ballasting operations of the barge Davy Crockett, near Camas, Wash., on the Columbia River, Tuesday.
Federal, state and local agencies, as well as cleanup contractors, continue to work closely together to recover oil and monitor the Davy Crockett.
Once ballasting operations begin,...
