Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | 12.10.2013
Response efforts continue after lifting the sunken 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby from the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2013. Operations continue to minimize and prevent all pollution threats from the sinking of the Stephen L. Colby Nov. 25, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Joseph Cordogan)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | 12.10.2013
Response crews continue to prepare the 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby for salvage and removal from the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2013. Crews have worked continuously to repair and refloat the vessel since it reportedly struck an unknown submerged object in the Mississippi River channel and sank Nov. 25. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young)...
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | 12.10.2013
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Hubert Wells and Lt. j.g. Michael B. Lewis talk with a response crewmember aboard the lifted 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby while conducting a damage assessment near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 10, 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......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | 12.10.2013
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jerad Landheer prepares Lt. j.g. Michael B. Lewis to conduct a damage assessment aboard the lifted 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 10, 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 | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | 12.10.2013
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Michael B. Lewis dresses out in cold weather gear and a tyvek suit with assistance from Randy Caverly, both with Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities, in preparation to conduct a damage assessment aboard a lifted towboat near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2013. The Stephen L. Colby sunk in the Mississippi River near LeClaire Nov. 25 and response crews have been working......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 12.09.2013
Members of the Stephen L. Colby Response Unified Command observe the lifting and refloating of the 154-foot towboat near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 9, 2013. Crews have worked continuously to repair and refloat the vessel since it reportedly struck an unknown submerged object in the Mississippi River channel and sank Nov. 25. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mariana O'Leary)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 12.09.2013
The 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby is dewatered during the lift phase of salvage operations in LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 9, 2013. Crews have worked continuously to repair and refloat the vessel since it reportedly struck an unknown submerged object in the Mississippi River channel and sank Nov. 25. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mariana O'Leary)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 12.09.2013
Response crews work to dewater the 154-foot towboat Stephen L. Colby during the lift phase of salvage operations near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 9, 2013. Crews have worked continuously to repair and refloat the vessel since it reportedly struck an unknown submerged object in the Mississippi River channel and sank Nov. 25. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mariana O'Leary)...
