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Sunken tug raised

The "Eric Haney" that sank on the upper Mississippi River on July 9, has been successfully raised and moved to dry dock for repairs on July 21. The tug had sunk around midnight at mile marker 9.7 along the right descending bank near Cairo, Ill. All nine people on board escaped without injury. A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, vessel owner Tennessee Valley Towing, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources began working to stabilize the vessel and prevent a spill. About 106,000 gals. of diesel fuel were recovered, along with about 6,000 gals. of lubricating oil, waste and contact water. Some 1,700’ feet of hard boom was deployed around the operation, and sorbent booms put out as needed. Water and shoreline assessments found no signs of pollution. After the "Eric Haney" was lifted it was transferred to a dry dock at James Marine Inc., Wickliffe, Ky., for preliminary repairs before going to the main James Marine facility at Paducah, for further work. There were no restrictions to commercial or recreational vessel traffic due to the incident, and the cause remains under investigation by the Coast Guard. Report with photo: https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/towboat-eric-haney-raised-repaired/

Tug sank on Mississippi

A Unified Command responded to the sinking of the tug "Eric Hany" on the Upper Mississippi River at mile marker 9,7 near Cairo, Illinois. The UC consisted of the Coast Guard, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Tennessee Valley Towing. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Paducah, Kentucky, were notified on July 8, 2017, at approximately midnight of the tug on the right descending bank in the Upper Mississippi River. The vessel had approximately 79,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 1,600 gallons of lube oil onboard. There were nine people aboard the towing vessel who evacuated the ship before it sank with no reports of injuries. An unknown amount of diesel was discharged from the vessel, which has been contained with containment boom by the SWS Environmental Services, an oil spill response organization. Divers have successfully secured the source of the diesel fuel discharge. Water and shoreline assessments have been conducted and crews observed no further signs of pollution. There were currently no restrictions to commercial or recreational vessel traffic due to the incident. The cause of the incident was under investigation. Report with photo: http://coastguardnews.com/unified-command-continues-sunken-vessel-response/2017/07/09/