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Jeanoah

Jeanoah

Jeanoah
Photo: USCG

The  67 foot long, 105 gt fishing vessel Jeanoah struck a rock in the Shelikof Strait near Kodiak, Alaska.  The Jeanoah tore a hole in the hull and suffered water ingress.  The vessel alerted the Coast Guard who dispatched a MH-65 Jayhawk helicopter and the cutter Roanoke Island to the scene.    The helicopter arrived and dropped a dewatering pump.  Short time later, the cutter sent a team to assist  the Jeanoah’s crew conducting temporary repairs.  The nearby fishing vessel Katherine arrived on scene and took the Jeanoah under tow to sheltered waters escorted by the Roanoke Island.  No reports of injuries.  Reports state the vessels will proceed to Kodiak.

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JR 3 Sank

JR 3 Sank

Photo: ktvi
Photo: ktvi

On June 20, 2014, the towboat JR 3 sank on the Mississippi River near Wood River, Illinois.  The vessel quickly sank from an unknown cause.  All three crewman on board were able to abandon ship before the vessel sank.  No reports of injuries.  Local authorities arrived on scene and deployed booms around the vessel.   A short time later fuel and pollution was spotted coming from the sunken JR 3.   Reports state a salvage plan is being worked on to raise the JR 3.  The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

Green Eyes Aground

Green Eyes Aground

Photo: Bob Hansen
Photo: Bob Hansen

The fishing boat Green Eyes ran aground on Lake Superiors off Barkers Island near Superior, Wisconsin. The Green Eyes’s engine had overheated resulting in water ingress into the vessel’s exhaust system.  The vessel was driven ashore to avoid it from sinking.   No one on board was injured.   Other vessels came to the scene to provide assistance.  The Coast Guard arrived on scene  to contain a small amount of fuel pollution released.