Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 12.09.2013
A contracted diver surfaces from the Mississippi River while salvage crews dewater the 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby in preparation of lifting operations from the riverbank near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 9, 2013. Response crews battled through icy and below freezing conditions for five days while working in preparation of lifting. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 12.09.2013
Response crews with the Stephen L. Colby Response began dewatering and lifting operations of the 154-foot sunken towboat near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 9, 2013. The Stephen L. Colby sunk in the Mississippi River near LeClaire Nov. 25 and response crews have been working since then to safely lift the vessel from the riverbank. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.11.2012
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Olson, with the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, and Petty Officer 1st Class Kenny Tucker with the Gulf Strike Team, conduct damage assessments of vessels in Great Kills Harbor in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2012. Responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command are working to identify potential pollution concerns......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.11.2012
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Olson, with the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, conducts a damage assessment of vessels in Great Kills Harbor in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2012. Responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command are working to identify potential pollution concerns as a result of Hurricane Sandy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.11.2012
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Olson, with the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, conducts a damage assessment of vessels in Great Kills Harbor in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2012. Responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command are working to identify potential pollution concerns as a result of Hurricane Sandy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.10.2012
Coast Guard Cmdr. Eric Doucette and Kevin Hale with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, unified command members of the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response, brief the Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Bob Papp on ongoing hazardous substance removal operations post Hurricane Sandy. Coast Guard personnel deployed from all over the country to support communities affected by......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.10.2012
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Kenny Tucker, with the National Strike Force's Gulf Strike Team, briefs the Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Bob Papp and members of the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command on ongoing hazardous substance removal operations in southern New Jersey. Operations briefed included mitigation of pollution from both vessels and displaced containers.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 11.07.2012
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Daniel B. Abel, commander Coast Guard First District, speaks with responders at the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command during an operations brief in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2012. Rear Adm. Abel visited with the unified command Federal On-Scene Coordinator Cmdr. Eric Doucette and toured areas with environmental impacts caused by the hurricane. U.S.......
