Submerged Tug Lifted on the Mississippi
The stricken towing vessel Sonny J has been raised and dewatered Sunday after it was partially submerged on the Lower Mississippi River near Vidalia, La.
On February 26 local U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders received a report that the Sonny J was partially submerged near Vidalia, La. with approximately 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board.
Coast Guard responders, an oil spill response organization, a marine surveyor and the salvage company J.O. Smith are on scene.
No pollution has been reported, but containment boom and sorbent material have been deployed around the towing vessel.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.