Thanks to the Detroit News for this:
A salvage operation to remove a boat stranded over the weekend in the Detroit River near a city park is underway, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Lt. Kyle Rivera, public information officer for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sector Detroit, said the operation began Wednesday and will resume Friday.
“Salvage has begun and the Coast Guard is coordinating with the vessel’s owner,” he said. “Tow Boat U.S. is conducting the salvage operation.”
He said crews began with righting the 54-foot vessel and it’s currently anchored in position.
“At some point tomorrow, a crane barge should be on scene to resume the operation,” Rivera said.
He said the Coast Guard is not releasing the name of the vessel’s owner at this time.
According to authorities, the boat became stranded in the river near Erma Henderson Park in Detroit on Sunday.
Coast Guard officials said a crew from its Belle Isle Station and the Detroit Harbormaster on Sunday rescued about 20 people from the boat after it began sinking and taking on water.
They said the crew boarded the ship and saw flooding in the disabled vessel’s engine space and removed all people who were on board as a precaution.
Officials said the boat sank before any efforts to remove the water could be made.
They also said that a containment boom was placed around the vessel and no signs of pollution were reported.
