Update: Coast Guard, local agencies raise sunken vessel and begin transit

BLYTHEVILLE, AR, UNITED STATES

01.26.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles  

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

The Coast Guard is monitoring the transit of the vessel Virginia Renee from mile marker 823 on the lower Mississippi River near Blytheville, Arkansas, January 30, 2017. The Virginia Renee will be transported by the motor vessel John Wepfer to repair facilities operated by the National Maintenance Repair in Paducah, Kentucky, on the Tennessee River. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

• Date Taken: 01.26.2017
• Date Posted: 01.30.2018 14:56
• Photo ID: 4109643
• VIRIN: 180129-G-LB502-1001
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 144.92 KB
• Location: BLYTHEVILLE, AR, US