Tug, barge Hook Point-Alaganik towed to Cordova following grounding in Gulf of Alaska
VALDEZ, Alaska — Alaska Marine Response LLC shifted the 77-foot integrated tug and barge Hook Point-Alaganik to shoreside storage on Thursday after being refloated and towed by Alaska Marine Response LLC to Cordova.
“With temporary repairs in place, Alaska Marine Response LLC safely refloated the vessel at the site of the grounding,” said Lt. Jason Smilie, prevention department head, Marine...
Fuel removal complete, salvage begins on ITB Hook Point-Alaganik near Cordova, Alaska
VALDEZ, Alaska—The Coast Guard continues to monitor the integrated tug and barge Hook Point-Alaganik following the vessel’s grounding on the Gulf of Alaska coast, sixty miles southeast of Cordova, Alaska.
Alaska Marine Response, LLC personnel arrived at the site of the grounding via aircraft Thursday evening, offloaded response equipment and began fuel removal operations on the tug and barge.
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Coast Guard monitoring tug, barge following grounding near Cordova, Alaska
VALDEZ, Alaska — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel responded Wednesday afternoon to a 77-foot integrated tug and barge grounded on the Gulf of Alaska coast, 60 miles southeast of Cordova, Alaska.
The owner of the 77-foot integrated tug and barge Hook Point-Alaganik, contracted Alaska Marine Response, LLC, to place boom, remove fuel from the vessel and prepare salvage plans. Heavy fog...
