DATE: November 19, 2008 15:43:13 EST
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Public Information Assist Team
U.S. Coast Guard
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| News Release |
Date: Nov. 19, 2008
Contact:
Lt.j.g. Isaac Mahar
(251) 441-6522
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Gulf Strike Team Assists with Salvage of Tow Vessel
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Three members of the Coast Guard's Gulf Strike Team are assisting with the salvage Wednesday of a motor vessel that took on water in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Mobile, Ala.
The Motor Vessel Captain Jerry Ogeron was towing two barges containing a combined 1,848,000 gallons of crude oil condensate when it took on water at the stern Tuesday, causing a severe list.
The GST members are reviewing the salvage plan with Coast Guard Sector Mobile and will provide salvage operations oversight. A salvage company is en route to the scene.
For more information about the Coast Guard's Gulf Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15052/.
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