Coast Guard responds to grounded
vessel in Wrangell Harbor
July 12, 2009
Sunday
Wrangell, Alaska - The Coast Guard responded to the 58-foot fishing
vessel Siren which grounded with 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel
on board in Wrangell Harbor at 1:10 a.m. Saturday.
A crewmember from the Siren
contacted the Coast Guard Sector Juneau Rescue Coordination Center
by VHF-FM radio to report the grounding and then safely made
it to shore after disembarking from the Siren in a small motor
vessel.
The 58-foot fishing
vessel Siren grounded in Wrangell Harbor with boom around the
vessel.
Photo courtesy Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization
Personnel from the Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization
in Wrangell placed boom around the vessel at 6:30 a.m. Saturday
and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducted an overflight
of the vessel and reported that there was no sheen at 9:38 a.m.
The 58-foot fishing
vessel Siren grounded in Wrangell Harbor.
Photo courtesy Southeast Alaska Petroleum Resource Organization
Personnel will work with the tide levels to attempt to refloat
the fishing vessel. No injuries have been reported and the cause
of the grounding is not known at this time. The Coast Guard is
investigating the cause of the grounding.
The Siren is homeported in
Petersburg and was en route from Petersburg to Wrangell when
the grounding occurred.
Source of News:
USCG
www.uscg.mil
Source of Photos:
Southeast Alaska Petroleum
Resource Organization
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