Lightering operations complete on motor vessel Roger Blough

Lightering operations complete on motor vessel Roger Blough
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor the motor vessel Roger Blough June 7, 2016. Lightering operations transfered its cargo to the Philip R. Clarke and Arthur M. Anderson. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Craig Groman) SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Tuesday, after the vessel ran aground May 27 on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish...

Motor vessel Roger Blough refloated in Lake Superior

Motor vessel Roger Blough refloated in Lake Superior
The motor vessel Roger Blough holds steady with assistance of support tugs as the ship is refloated after being aground on rocks for more than a week near the Gros Cap Reefs Light in Lake Superior, June 4, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Craig Gorman SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond as the motor vessel Roger Blough was refloated, Saturday, after the vessel...

Lightering operations begin on motor vessel Roger Blough in Lake Superior

Lightering operations begin on motor vessel Roger Blough in Lake Superior
The motor vessel Phillip R. Clarke arrives on scene with the motor vessel Roger Blough  near Gros Cap Reefs Light in Lake Superio. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Craig Gorman) SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond as lightering operations begin on the motor vessel Roger Blough, Friday, after the vessel ran aground May 27 on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake...

Coast Guard continues monitoring M/V Roger Blough aground in Lake Superior

Coast Guard continues monitoring M/V Roger Blough aground in Lake Superior
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Wednesday, after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Plans continue to progress to safely free the Blough from Gros Cap Reef through the combined efforts of Canadian partners, company representatives and the U.S. Coast Guard. DonJon-Smit...

Dive operations continue on M/V Roger Blough aground in Lake Superior

Dive operations continue on M/V Roger Blough aground in Lake Superior
Coast Guard crewmembers watch as salvage divers from DonJon-Smit prepare to enter the water to conduct a hull survey, May 31, 2016.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Craig Groman) SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Tuesday, after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Plans...

M/V Roger Blough remains aground in Lake Superior

M/V Roger Blough remains aground in Lake Superior
The motor vessel Roger Blough sits grounded in the vicinity of Gros Cap Reefs Light in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, May 29, 2016, as seen from the deck of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay) SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Sunday, after the vessel ran aground Friday...

Motor Vessel Roger Blough remains aground on Gros Cap Reef in Lake Superior

Motor Vessel Roger Blough remains aground on Gros Cap Reef in Lake Superior
The motor vessel Roger Blough sits grounded just off of Gros Cap Reefs Light in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, May 27, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Samantha Coonan) SAULT STE MARIE, Michigan — The Coast Guard continues to monitor the motor vessel Roger Blough after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Coast Guard crews have been...

Motor Vessel Roger Blough remains aground in Lake Superior

Motor Vessel Roger Blough remains aground in Lake Superior
SAULT STE MARIE, Michigan  — Coast Guard crews continue to respond, Saturday, to the motor vessel Roger Blough that ran aground Friday in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Throughout the night, U.S. Coast Guard boat crews conducted hourly exterior draft readings of the vessel while the crew of the Roger Blough also conducted interior soundings to the tanks each hour through the evening. Based on...

Coast Guard responding to grounded freighter in Whitefish Bay

Coast Guard responding to grounded freighter in Whitefish Bay
SAULT STE MARIE, Michigan — Coast Guard crews responded to a grounded freighter in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior Friday afternoon. The motor vessel Roger Blough, an 833 ft U.S. Cargo vessel, has run aground in the vicinity of Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior with reports of flooding. All crew members are reported safe with no injuries. Crew reports no sign of pollution in the water. Multiple...