Video – Tanker runs aground… Coast Guard goes into action

In this video by the U.S. Coast Guard, Cmdr. James Elliot, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, discusses the response to the grounding of the tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, Feb. 26, 2009.

Grounded Tanker Refloated

GALVESTON, Texas – The 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles was successfully refloated at 12:08 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

MSU Galveston oversees lightering of grounded tank ship

GALVESTON, Texas – Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston is overseeing lightering operations, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in an attempt to free the 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, which is grounded 22 miles off the Galveston coast.

Update on Tanker Ship Grounding in Houston Ship Channel

GALVESTON, Texas — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston, in conjunction with Texas General Land Office, United States Mineral Management Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, O’Brien’s Response Management, Titan Salvage and the Marine Spill Response Corporation, are working to free the 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles that was grounded Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.

Coast Guard MSU Galveston responds to grounded tank ship

GALVESTON, Texas — Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston is responding to the grounding of an 800-foot tank ship 22 miles off the coast of Galveston, which occurred Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. The tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, ran aground on the north side of the Galveston safety fairway, which leads to the Houston Ship Channel. The tank ship is not discharging oil nor is it impeding other vessel...