KIMBERLY SELVICK

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Tug refloated

Coast Guard personnel and salvage and cleanup crews completed the salvage of the "Kimberly Selvick" from near Burnham Park on the shores of Lake Michigan, on May 10, and it has been towed to Calumet River Slip. The salvage company drained the fuel from the vessel in the afternoon of May 9. Crews lightered the "Kimberly Selvick"’s forward fuel tank of 9,700 gallons of fuel. Salvage crews also pumped the aft fuel tank dry next morning, removing 3,900 gallons of fuel for a total of 13,700 gallons of fuel removed from the submerged vessel. At about 12:30 p.m., the vessel was floating and was secured to the crane barge on scene. The barge was shifted out to deeper water and divers entered the water to complete the hull assessment. The assessment revealed that the keel was split in two locations in the engine room area. Salvage crews shingled the keel of the vessel and pumped the engine room free of water. They transited the barge and vessel through the Calumet River and moored at the Calumet River Slip, where it will remain until it could enter the drydock on May 14 for repairs. The vessel remained to be monitored at all times until it is removed from the water. Report with photo: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2161582/

Salvage equipment mobilized to sunken tug

The Coast Guard continued to oversee salvage efforts of the towing vessel "Kimberly Selvick" in Lake Michigan off of Burnham Park in the afternoon of May 9. The "Kimberly Selvick" remained partially submerged. A dive survey of the hull has been completed. While the hull appeared intact, divers were unable to see underneath the vessel due to the position in which it is aground. The Coast Guard approved the salvage plan. A crane barge and other equipment were on scene to remove diesel fuel from the vessel, a process known as lightering, to minimize the potential for environmental impact. Once the fuel has been removed from the tanks, the vessel will be dewatered and refloated. The crane barge will be used to stabilize the vessel during lightering and dewatering. The timeline for refloating and towing the vessel to a repair facility depended upon weather conditions. Report with photo: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2161354/

Respnse to sunken tug continued

The Coast Guard continued its response to the "Kimberly Selvick" in Lake Michigan off of Burnahm Park in the afternoon of May 7. Efforts to salvage the vessel were ongoing, but weather conditions were delaying a pre-salvage damage assessment of the vessel and the staging of salvage assets. Until the weather improved, the Coast Guard continued to work with the responsible party to ensure a salvage plan was prepared and ready for execution. The "Kimberly Selvick" remained partially submerged in shallow water near Burnham Park. The two barges that broke free from the Kimberly Selvick were recovered and towed to Calumet Harbor Fleeting on May 5 night. During salvage planning discussions with vessel representatives, it was determined that the "Kimberly Selvick" had up to 14,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. During the initial response to the incident, the Coast Guard reported that the total diesel fuel quantity was 1,400 gallons. Initial inspections showed that all fuel tanks remained intact. SET Environmental has been contracted by the responsible party to monitor and cleanup any pollution from the "Kimberly Selvick". SET Environmental deployed 800 feet of hard boom around the vessel to contain the sheen and was using alternate oil remediation methods. Company personnel was remaining on scene around-the-clock until the "Kimberly Selvick" was successfully salvaged.