
Sunken Tugboat Pulled from Hudson River with Body of Third Victim
A large crane was used to raise a sunken tugboat from the underside of the Hudson River nearly two weeks after it collided with a barge and sank on the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Recovered from contained in the vessel was the physique of the third sufferer, crew member Harry Hernandez.
The 90-foot tug Specialist sank within the early morning hours on March 12 after colliding with a building barge moored below the Tappan Zee Bridge, killing all three crew members. Two of the sufferer’s our bodies had been recovered following the accident, however the physique of the third sufferer remained lacking and was suspected to be nonetheless contained in the tug.
The Specialist was lifted to the floor on Thursday at about 7:30 a.m. japanese time by Donjon Marine’s 1000-ton crane barge Chesapeake 1000. Investigators had been anticipated to board the tug to gather proof earlier than it was hauled off by barge.