WindHawk
12-15-2005, 09:31 AM
I didn't know the coasties would do this, but I can't tell from the story, maybe they're just supervising:
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GRAND MARAIS - U.S. Coast Guard officials were overseeing the recovery this week of a tribal fishing vessel that sunk in Lake Superior while moored at the Grand Marais Harbor.
Six-foot waves and strong northeasterly winds Sunday apparently pushed water over the back of The Alice L, vessel number MC9218JZ, owned by Ernie Matson of Munising.
"The winds came in from the northeast, there wasn't any kind of protection," said Burt Township Supervisor Lee Durrwachter.
The vessel was moored at the Burt Township Marina in Grand Marais when it sank in about 10 feet of water.
David Bell, owner of the Bayshore Market and volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary member, reported the sinking to township officials shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday.
After inspecting the situation, township officials notified emergency dispatchers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
U.S. Coast Guard officials from Sault Ste. Marie were sent to the area, along with a team to control diesel fuel spillage estimated at 30 gallons.
Initially, the fuel appeared to have spread in front and behind the sunken boat near the dock. But by late Monday, the diesel had dissipated or moved under ice floes which had returned to the marina, according to Durrwachter.
After assessing the situation Monday, Coast Guard officials were overseeing recovery of the vessel from the bottom of the lake.
"They brought a crane in about one o'clock," Durrwachter said.
After several tries to right the boat, enough cable was wrapped around the vessel to retrieve it from the harbor. The boat was
From The Mining Journal
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GRAND MARAIS - U.S. Coast Guard officials were overseeing the recovery this week of a tribal fishing vessel that sunk in Lake Superior while moored at the Grand Marais Harbor.
Six-foot waves and strong northeasterly winds Sunday apparently pushed water over the back of The Alice L, vessel number MC9218JZ, owned by Ernie Matson of Munising.
"The winds came in from the northeast, there wasn't any kind of protection," said Burt Township Supervisor Lee Durrwachter.
The vessel was moored at the Burt Township Marina in Grand Marais when it sank in about 10 feet of water.
David Bell, owner of the Bayshore Market and volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary member, reported the sinking to township officials shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday.
After inspecting the situation, township officials notified emergency dispatchers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
U.S. Coast Guard officials from Sault Ste. Marie were sent to the area, along with a team to control diesel fuel spillage estimated at 30 gallons.
Initially, the fuel appeared to have spread in front and behind the sunken boat near the dock. But by late Monday, the diesel had dissipated or moved under ice floes which had returned to the marina, according to Durrwachter.
After assessing the situation Monday, Coast Guard officials were overseeing recovery of the vessel from the bottom of the lake.
"They brought a crane in about one o'clock," Durrwachter said.
After several tries to right the boat, enough cable was wrapped around the vessel to retrieve it from the harbor. The boat was
From The Mining Journal