All Arthur J fuel valves and vents secured, diesel fuel spill secured
PORT HURON, Mich. — The Arthur J Incident Command, based at Coast Guard Station Port Huron, continued the response toward the clean up and salvage of the 110-foot dredge barge and 38-foot tug that sank one mile east of Lakeport, Mich., at first light this morning.
All the fuel valves and vents on the Arthur J have been plugged.
The Arthur J has ten vents to its fuel tank and responders where able...
Diesel fuel spill reaches beach near Lakeport State Beach
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron early Thursday morning.
The reported sheen is one mile by two miles and has reached the shoreline
The Coast Guard was notified that at 4:35 a.m., the motor vessel Arthur J., a 110-foot dredge, sank and the motor vessel Madison, a 38-foot tugboat, capsized in lower Lake Huron. The...
Coast Guard responds to sunken dredge, capsized tugboat in Lake Huron
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is coordinating the response to a sunken dredge and capsized tugboat in lower Lake Huron early Thursday morning.
There were no injuries reported, but a 500-foot diesel sheen has been reported.
The Coast Guard was notified that at 4:35 a.m., the motor vessel Arthur J., a 110-foot dredge, sank and the motor vessel Madison, a 38-foot tugboat, capsized in lower Lake Huron....
