ATC cables capped, sealed in Straights of Mackinac, response continues
A permanent cap is soldered and affixed to a severed American Transmission Company cable April 26, 2018 in the Straits of Mackinac. (Photo courtesy of the American Transmission Company)
MACKINAW CITY, Mich., — All of the affected utility cables owned by American Transmission Company have been soldered, capped, sealed and laid on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac in its original position.
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Response continues to mineral oil leak in Straits of Mackinac
Straits of Mackinac during a Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 overflight on April 4, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo).
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. – The Unified Command, comprised of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, a representative of numerous Michigan tribes, and the responsible party, American Transmission Company, continues to oversee response efforts,...
Coast Guard establishes Unified Command to respond to spill in Straits of Mackinac
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — A Unified Command has been established in response to a mineral oil release from a utility line in the Straits of Mackinac, Monday.
The Coast Guard established the Unified Command comprised of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, county emergency managers, local tribes, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Environmental...
Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to utility line leak in Straits of Mackinac
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard, in coordination with local, state and federal partners, is working with the American Transmission Company to respond to a leak from a utility line in the Straits of Mackinac, approximately two miles west of the Mackinac Bridge.
The Coast Guard received notification that an electrical line cased with mineral oil might be leaking into the Straits of Mackinac...
Michigan man sentenced on charges related to boat sinking
CLEVELAND – A Cheboygan, Mich., mariner has been sentenced to 50 months in custody as a result of having been found guilty on charges related to the sinking of a boat and polluting the water, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade announced Wednesday.
Wayne T. Duffiney, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington and ordered to pay $57,308.05 in restitution to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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