Tug Invader refloated in Everett, Washington
EVERETT, Wash, — Salvage operations, Monday, successfully refloated the tug Invader, which had been submerged in a sunken drydock in Everett since Sunday, March 18, 2012.
The day-long effort to right the tug by Global Diving & Salvage on behalf of Vigor Marine was supervised by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Washington Dept. of Ecology.
The estimated 60,000 gallons of diesel fuel, remaining sealed...
Coast Guard responds to sunken dry dock
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and Washington Dept. of Ecology are responding to a potential environmental hazard involving a sunken 200-foot section of dry dock that contained the 140-foot tug Invader, at the Vigor Marine Shipyard in Everett, Wash., Sunday.
The dry dock began sinking on Saturday evening and stopped at approximately 12 p.m., Sunday, after making contact with the sea floor. Both the dry...
