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Response crews remove sections of grounded freighter

Story by Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | Date: 08.20.2012

Response crews continue cutting and removing sections of the 202-foot grounded freighter Jireh, Monday, Aug. 20, to prepare the vessel for final removal and disposal from Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Read More

Response crews begin cutting up grounded vessel for removal

Story by Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | Date: 08.17.2012

Response crews began cutting and removing sections of the 202-foot grounded freighter Jireh, Aug. 17, Friday to prepare the vessel for final removal and disposal from Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Read More

UPDATE: Coast Guard, state and local agencies monitor response, removal operations underway in Mona Island, Puerto Rico

Story by Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski | U.S. Coast Guard PIAT | Date: 06.26.2012

The U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, and various other federal, state and local response personnel were on scene on the South... Read More