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Responders have eliminated batteries from automobiles aboard the grounded vessel
The Coast Guard at this time established a security zone across the Bonnie G, the cargo vessel that grounded Wednesday simply south of the airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. All 12 individuals aboard the vessel had been rescued, and no accidents had been reported to the Coast Guard.
The security zone will prolong one quarter mile across the Bonnie G at some stage in the response. Business and leisure vessels are suggested to stay away from this space for his or her security and the security of response crews working the positioning.
The Bonnie G continues to stay secure and there are not any stories of oil discharge or seen oil sheen noticed within the water.
Throughout Friday’s response efforts, oil spill removing group (OSRO) crews from the Nationwide Response Company and Playland Marine LLC have been on scene with Coast Guard personnel conducting assessments, draft readings and soundings to develop a security and salvage plan. Donjon Marine Co. divers are concurrently conducting an underwater evaluation of the vessel’s hull and the subsurface marine atmosphere.
OSRO crew have eliminated batteries from the automobiles onboard the Bonnie G and the vessel crewmembers are putting in a photo voltaic panel to provide lighting and Automated Identification System transmission on the grounded vessel, in order that will probably be seen to different maritime site visitors to cut back the potential of additional incidents.
Throughout Thursday’s actions, OSRO crews reported that they embarked the Bonnie G and closed all watertight hatches to forestall progressive flooding and positioned 100-feet of containment increase across the stern of the grounded to include any potential oil pollution from discharging.
Coast Guard crews proceed to work intently with the accountable get together and the OSRO, in addition to the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Administration Company, the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Coral Heart, native authorities officers and different stakeholders supporting the response.
“Our most important priorities within the Bonnie G response are the security of responders, mariners and the U.S. Virgin Islands boating neighborhood, the safety of the marine atmosphere and the safety of the Charlotte Amalie port space,” mentioned Capt. José E. Díaz, Incident Commander for the Bonnie G response. “We admire the entire collaborative help on this response effort from the federal and native authorities entities in addition to helpful companions and stakeholders who’re dedicated to defending the pristine waters and marine atmosphere within the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
The Bonnie G is reported to have roughly 13,000 gallons of gas and roughly 700 gallons of lube oil onboard. Moreover, the vessel was carrying six automobiles, a bucket truck, a semi-truck rig, a trailer and container, two forklifts, a general-purpose carry in addition to two pallets of cargo.
Based on the Equasis information base, the Bonnie G , a 195-foot Vanuatu-flagged RO/RO cargo vessel was initially inbuilt 1981 as an offshore service vessel and is at the moment managed by West Palm Seaside, Fla., based mostly MMS Americas LLC.
