Coast Guard concludes removal of pollution threats from ferry in Astoria

Coast Guard concludes removal of pollution threats from ferry in Astoria
Personnel from Global Diving and Salvage conduct operations to remove pollution threats from the ferry vessel Tourist No. 2 in Astoria, Oregon, Aug. 4, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee) ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard concluded operations to remove pollution threats from the ferry vessel Tourist No. 2 in Astoria Friday. Global Diving and Salvage recovered approximately...

Coast Guard responding to sunken vessel near Olympia

Coast Guard responding to sunken vessel near Olympia
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ben Card, a federal on-scene coordinator representative at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Incident Management Division, writes down notes during cleanup operations of a diesel spill caused by a sunken 92-foot recreational yacht, Oct. 4, 2019, in West Bay Marina near Olympia, Wash.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Lt. j.g. Lance Keckritz) SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is responding...

Coast Guard responds to pollution threat from derelict barge on Kodiak Island

Coast Guard responds to pollution threat from derelict barge on Kodiak Island
A Coast Guard pollution investigator from Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak inspects a grounded, derelict barge on the southeast shoreline of Womens Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, April 26, 2019.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by MSD Kodiak KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard is working with contractors Saturday to mitigate the potential pollution threat posed by a derelict barge on the shoreline of Womens Bay...

Coast Guard monitors efforts to confirm location of sunken vessel in Willapa Bay

Coast Guard monitors efforts to confirm location of sunken vessel in Willapa Bay
29-foot Response Boat Small-II File Photo SEATTLE — Coast Guard personnel continue to monitor the response to the report of the overdue fishing vessel Kelli J after a boat crew contracted through the vessel owner’s insurance company located a large unknown object in the area of a previously sighted pollution and debris in the water of Willapa Bay, Tuesday. Global Diving and Salvage personnel...

Unified Command implements Port William dock structure cleanup

Unified Command implements Port William dock structure cleanup
Containers of approximately 3,000 gallons of diesel, gasoline and other oils are shown on a portion of dock in Port William, Alaska, March 14, 2018.  Photo Courtesy of Global Diving and Salvage. KODIAK, Alaska – Following an in-depth structural and environmental site assessment, the Unified Command will implement the cleanup of the dock structure at Port William, Thursday. Personnel from Global...

Coast Guard responds to sunken fishing boat off Grays Harbor, Wash.

Coast Guard responds to sunken fishing boat off Grays Harbor, Wash.
Global Diving and Salvage personnel use absorbent pads to skim oil from the water after a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel sank while moored on the Hoquiam River in Grays Harbor, Wash., July 27, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division. WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard personnel responded to a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel after it sank while moored...

Coast Guard responds to diesel fuel spill on Duwamish River

Coast Guard responds to diesel fuel spill on Duwamish River
Oil spill responders cleanup a diesel fuel spill in the Duwamish River near Seattle after a tug allided with a barge, Feb. 28, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Donal Warden. SEATTLE — Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology personnel are responding to a diesel spill caused by an allision between a tug and barge on the Duwamish River, Tuesday. The tug involved in the allision...

Coast Guard oversees pollution cleanup in Port Orchard, Wash

Coast Guard oversees pollution cleanup in Port Orchard, Wash
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Debrum, a marine science technician, and Cmdr. Brian Meier, chief of response, Sector Puget Sound, discuss incident management operations after arriving on scene to oversee pollution cleanup from two derelict vessels in Port Orchard, Wash., Jan. 14, 2016.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson) SEATTLE — Coast Guard members from the Incident Management...

Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology plan for vessel cleanup

Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology plan for vessel cleanup
The tug Vigorous sits at Ballard Oil in the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Oct. 9, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) SEATTLE — The Coast Guard, Washington State Department of Ecology and Global Diving and Salvage are scheduled to remove petroleum products from the tug Vigorous at Ballard Oil in the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Tuesday. The Coast Guard Incident Management Division from Coast Guard Sector...