Hurricane Maria Response Team Assesses Distressed Vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria Response Team Assesses Distressed Vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico
ESF-10 Hurricane Maria Response personnel conduct underwater environmental assessments for impacted vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, Feb. 12, 2018.  SAN JUAN – Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico conducted environmental assessments for impacted vessels in La Parguera, Puerto Rico on Feb. 12, 2018. Environmental assessments are done in advance of boat removal operations in order to minimize...

Vessel salvage crews reach milestone in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Vessel salvage crews reach milestone in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Members of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 response team remove a storm-impacted vessel from the waters around Culebra, Puerto Rico, Feb. 5, 2018.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. David Connor) SAN JUAN – Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response teams reached a milestone in their environmental protection mission after working through the weekend in Jobos, Isleta, and Culebra to remove storm impacted...

Vessel salvage crews continue clean-up operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Vessel salvage crews continue clean-up operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Members of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 response team assess storm-stranded vessels in advance of removal operations and conduct outreach to locate vessel owners in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Jan. 31, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis) SAN JUAN – The Emergency Support Function 10 (ESF-10) Puerto Rico unified command continues to ask that vessel owners in need of assistance...

Vessel salvage crews continue clean-up operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Vessel salvage crews continue clean-up operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Salvage crews use a crane to transfer a relinquished boat for disposal in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Jan. 4, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis) SAN JUAN – The Emergency Support Function 10 (ESF-10) Puerto Rico unified command continues to encourage vessel owners in need of assistance to call the Hurricane Maria Vessel Hotline at (786) 521-3900 to request free support...

Crews expand vessel salvage operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Crews expand vessel salvage operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo SAN JUAN – Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response teams continued on-site assessments today in Palmas del Mar, Puerto Chico, Fajardo, Salinas, Mayagüez, and Cabo Rojo to identify and remove boats damaged by Hurricane Maria. Since last update, salvage crews have removed impacted vessels from Puerto Chico...

Coast Guardsmen deliver toys to children in Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Coast Guardsmen deliver toys to children in Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Butnor, of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response, hands out a toy to a child during a toy drive, Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Dec. 23, 2017. Volunteers at the event included Coast Guard members who are stationed in San Juan, and members deployed on the island for the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response. The event with Proyecto Esparciendo AMOR benefited...

Crews accelerate vessel salvage operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Crews accelerate vessel salvage operations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Members of the unified Hurricane Maria ESF-10 response assess grounded vessels slated for removal in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Dec. 19, 2017.   (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando) SAN JUAN – The Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response team continued Wednesday assessing and removing storm-ravaged vessels from targeted sites throughout the island. Crews conducted boater...

Hurricane Maria response crews in Puerto Rico move wrecked vessel off crane barge

Hurricane Maria response crews in Puerto Rico move wrecked vessel off crane barge
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Karen Aquino, with the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response, observes a wrecked vessel from Hurricane Maria being moved off a crane barge for transport to the waste stream, Puerto del Rey Marina, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Dec. 15, 2017. The ESF-10 is offering no-cost options for removing vessels damaged by Hurricane Maria; affected boat owners are asked to call the...

Hurricane Maria salvage crews remove wrecked boat from road in Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria salvage crews remove wrecked boat from road in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Local salvage crews, working in support of the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico mission, used a crane barge to remove a vessel wrecked in Hurricane Maria, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Dec. 16, 2017. The ESF-10 is offering no-cost options for removing vessels stranded by Hurricane Maria; affected boat owners are asked to call the Vessel Owner Outreach Hotline at (786) 521-3900. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by...