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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Plan Being Worked On To Raise Sunken Barge From Harbour

Negotiations between contractors and insurers for the removal of diesel fuel in a barge that sank on the west side last month.

Ryan Green of Coast Guard Environmental Response tells CHSJ News once the fuel is removed, work will begin getting the barge out of the water.

Green says they need some good weather to do it safely.

Green adds as far as pollution from the diesel fuel is concerned, they have seen minimal sheening as the tanks were capped and the vents plugged immediately after the barge sank.