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Tug raised on Mississippi
The Unified Command has completed its response to the "Todd Brown" at mile marker 940 on the Mississippi near Columbus, Kentucky, on Apr 26. The vessel was successfully raised and transported to Ingram Repair Facility. There were no restrictions to commercial or recreational vessel traffic due to the incident. A total of approximately 235 gallons of diesel fuel was discharged from the vessel during the 9-day salvage incident. SWS Enviromental Services was on scene for the duration of the incident and contained and collected the spilled fuel. Responders also safely removed over 10,500 gallons of oily water from the vessel, preventing any further discharge in the environment during the salvage operations. The remaining fuel onboard, which was stored in intact tanks, was to be removed at the repair facility. The tug had sunk on Apr 17 on the right descending bank of the Lower Mississippi.
Salvage of sunken tug prepared
The Unified Command continued to respond to the "Todd Brown2 at mile marker 940 along the Mississippi River near Columbus, Kentucky on Apr 23. Salvage crews were preparing the vessel to be raised. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel which was discharged from the vessel the previous day was contained and collected by the SWS Enviromental Services. Salvage crews secured the source of the discharge. Shoreline assessments have been conducted and crews observed no signs of pollution. There were currently no restrictions to commercial or recreational vessel traffic due to the incident. The UC consisted of the Coast Guard, Ingram Barge Company, Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Sunken tug lost small amount of oil
The Unified Command continued to respond to the "Todd Brown" at mile marker 940 along the Mississippi River near Columbus, Kentucky. On Apr 20 at approximately 9 a.m. less than 100 gallons of diesel fuel was discharged from the vessel. Members from SWS Environmental Services contained the spill, and a dive team secured the source. Shoreline assessments have been conducted six miles downriver and crews observed no signs of pollution. The UC consisted of the Coast Guard, Ingram Barge Company, Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The "Todd Brown" has approximately 17,500 gallons of diesel fuel, 150 gallons of lube oil, and 150 gallons of hydraulic oil on board. SWS Environmental Services was on scene monitoring the situation and boom has been deployed to mitigate a pollution release.
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