The 750-foot motor vessel KAYE E. BARKER ran aground late in the evening on April 28 while
transiting inbound towards Muskegon with a load of stone aggregate. No injuries have been
reported and initial inspections indicated no pollution.
The Coast Guard is on site and working with the shipping company, local salvage organizations
and the vessel crew to conduct lightering operations today to free the vessel from the sand bar.
The cause of the grounding is currently under investigation, more information will be released as
it becomes available.
Please direct any further inquiries to the Sector Lake Michigan Public Affairs Officer at (414) 405-6436 or via email at Phillip.C.Gurtler@uscg.mil.
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