Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command Completes Tank Vessel Lift on Staten Island

Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command Completes Tank Vessel Lift on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command lifted and transported the tank vessel John B. Caddell, Tuesday, from Front Street in Staten Island, removing the pollution threat from the environment. Donjon Marine’s Chesapeake 1000 lifted the Caddell off the shoreline into the water to be checked for seaworthiness and then prepared for transport to the awaiting marine...

Unified Command developing plan for John B. Caddell removal from Staten Island

Unified Command developing plan for John B. Caddell removal from Staten Island
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command is producing a plan, Saturday, to lift and transport the John B. Caddell from its current location on Front Street in Staten Island to a location where it can be safely assessed and the pollution threat can be safely mitigated. The John B. Caddell is a 184-foot tanker ship that washed up on Staten Island as a...

Responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command prepare for severe weather

Responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command prepare for severe weather
NEW YORK – As severe weather approaches responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command are prepared for the winter storm that will affect operations. Responders continue to conduct operational risk management to assess any hazards presented by the storm and take appropriate precautions. “I am extremely proud of the work the Coast Guard and our partner agencies,” said Cmdr....