The dig up barge Everett Fisher rests marooned in the Matagorda Ship Channel near Port Lavaca, Texas,Jan 21, 2019. Members from Marine Safety Detachment Victoria get on scene, as well as there is no documented air pollution right now. (UNITED STATE Coast Guard image by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi).
The Coast Guard was today replying to a based dredge intrude the Matagorda Ship Channel near Port Lavaca, Texas.
Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders got notice Monday night that the dredge barge Everett Fisher started handling water. The hauling vessel Dana Robyn pressed the Everett Fisher marooned as well as recuperated the 4 team participants aboard. There were no reported injuries.
Due to the area of the based dredge barge a safety and security area was developed from mile pen 51 to mile pen 66 on theMatagorda Ship Channel However, the Coast Guard raised the safety and security area as well as resumed the Matagorda Ship Channel to vessel website traffic Tuesday night after the dredge barge was efficiently increased as well as eliminated from the network.
As a preventive step control boom was implemented throughout the salvage procedure as well as Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi employees checked the scenario to guarantee the vessel was securely eliminated from the network.
The root cause of the occurrence is under examination by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi
