Coast Guard continues oil spill cleanup in Cheboygan, Michigan

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Coast Guard is continuing cleanup efforts in Duncan Bay, Mich., today, three days after officials were notified of a heavily oiled beach in Cheboygan State Park. Three large ground water monitoring wells were dug this morning in the area where the oil originally impacted the beach. The wells were placed on the beach to ensure the beach area is clean. The water will...

Coast Guard continues oil spill cleanup in Cheboygan, Mich.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Pollution investigators and marine inspectors from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., continue to respond, Oct. 7, 2010, to the scene of an oiled beach at Cheboygan State Park in Cheboygan, Mich. Contracted cleanup crews are on scene, and affected areas of the beach remained closed to safeguard the public. As of 1:30 p.m. today, six barrels, totaling about...

Coast Guard responds to oil on beach at Cheboygan State Park

CLEVELAND – Pollution investigators and marine inspectors from Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., are responding today at the scene of an oiled beach at Cheboygan State Park in Cheboygan, Mich., and a sheen in Duncan Bay reported to the Coast Guard Oct. 5, 2010. A concerned citizen contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Station St. Ignace at about 3:20 p.m. Contracted cleanup crews are...