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Stephen L. Colby Response salvage, cleanup operations continue

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Cleanup crews work a section of the contained oil in the Mississippi River using sorbent material and plastic bags to properly remove the oiled material, near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 3, 2013. Response crews have deployed more than 7,100 feet of boom and collected more than 1,800 cubic-feet of oily waste. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally)  Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1065040/stephen-l-colby-response-salvage-cleanup-operations-continue#.Up53-I3QE65#ixzz2mSgZpp7F The salvage and response crews for the Stephen L. Colby continue to cleanup oil in the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 3, 2013. Response crews have been continuously working on salvaging and cleaning the area since Nov. 25, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally)  Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1065039/stephen-l-colby-response-salvage-cleanup-operations-continue#.Up54Go3QE64#ixzz2mSgjNrsl LECLAIRE, Iowa – Cleanup and salvage crews for the Stephen L. Colby Response continue to conduct cleanup operations along the Mississippi River bank near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 3, 2013. Cleanup crews are using sorbent materials to help clean up the oil from the river water. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally. Available in high definition.  Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/video/310993/stephen-l-colby-response-salvage-cleanup-operations-continue#.Up54S43QE64#ixzz2mSiMJ9mO U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel, Ron Knopik, assistant refuge manager at Port Lousia National Wildlife Refuge and Ed Britton, refuge manager Savannah District, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, perform shoreline assessment and wildlife reconnaissance, south of LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 3, 2013. As a part of the Unified Command for the Stephen L. Colby Response, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working closely with the community to reduce impacts on the environment and wildlife. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mariana O'Leary)  Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1065048/stephen-l-colby-response-salvage-cleanup-operations-continue#.Up53DY3QE64#ixzz2mSfmxpDL Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Stone, right, with the Atlantic Strike Team, and Ross Schexnayder, with ES&H, direct cleanup crews to move the oil to an area within the containment boom where it can be skimmed and removed near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 3, 2013. The Coast Guard and other federal, local and industry agencies are working together to minimize impact to the environment and wildlife. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally)  Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/image/1065041/stephen-l-colby-response-salvage-cleanup-operations-continue#.Up53z43QE64#ixzz2mSgKvEOl

LECLAIRE, Iowa – Salvage, cleanup and environmental protection efforts continue in response to the sunken towboat Stephen L. Colby on the Mississippi River near LeClaire, Iowa, Tuesday.

A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and local and industry representatives is working closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prevent wildlife from pollution exposure.

The unified command is working in conjunction with the community to ensure the environment is restored to its original state. The response has brought in local, regional and national all-hazard pollution response experts to assist in the efforts.

The unified command has deployed 3,700-feet of containment boom, 3,480-feet of sorbent boom, four skimmer vessels, five workboats and approximately 160 response personnel responding to the cleanup and salvage operations.

Approximately 61,970 gallons of oily-water mixture has been recovered from the river, 88,801 gallons of oily-water mixture recovered from the Stephen L. Colby, and more than 1,800 cubic-feet of oily waste has been collected.

As a reminder to the public and mariners a safety zone has been established along the Iowa riverbank extending outward 1,000 feet near Ferry Street to one mile down river near Canal Shore Drive SW, to protect the public and response crews during salvage and cleanup operations.

Vessels desiring to transit the safety zone should contact the vessel Marc on VHF-FM radio channel 16 and 9 or call 563-320-5382.

The local public is urged not to handle oiled or injured wildlife. Representatives with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are proactively engaged in conducting wildlife protective measures.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.


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