Coast Guard completes phase 1 cleanup of 7 vessels on Columbia River

A contractor from National Response Corporation Environmental Services prepares to remove barrels of hazardous materials from a derelict vessel located at a submerged-land site on the Columbia River near Goble, Ore., June 3, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Kevin Ouyoumjian.
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Coast Guard and its contractor completed the first phase of the cleanup of...