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UPDATE 4 PHOTO: M/V Roger Blough aground in Lake Superior

May 29, 2016
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay, homeported in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., enforces a 500 yard safety zone alongside the motor vessel Roger Blough, May 29, 2016, near Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Crews have been working to salvage the Blough, which ran aground May 27, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Merridith Morrison)

The motor vessel Roger Blough sits grounded in the vicinity of Gros Cap Reefs Light in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, May 29, 2016, as seen from the deck of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay. Coast Guard crews are on scene to enforce a 500 yard saftey zone around the Blough during salvage operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay) The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay, homeported in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., enforces a 500 yard safety zone alongside the motor vessel Roger Blough, May 29, 2016, near the Gros Cap Reefs Light in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Crews have been working to salvage the Blough, which ran aground May 27, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay)

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough, Sunday, after the vessel ran aground Friday afternoon on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior.

Plans continue to progress to safely free the Blough from Gros Cap Reef in conjunction with Canadian partners and company representatives. 

The Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay, homeported in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, has arrived on scene and a 500 yard safety zone has been established around the Blough to protect passing vessels from potential hazards associated with salvage operations. Sault Ste. Marie Vessel Traffic Service has also increased its measures on commercial traffic to ensure the safe passage of shipping near the safety zone.

The Roger Blough has activated its vessel response plan, taking precautionary measures to ensure safety of the the environment. This includes coordination with their oil spill response organization to deploy oil containment equipment as well as underwater dive surveys to more effectively assess the damage and unground the vessel. 

“All indications thus far seem to reveal that the damage is in the forward section of the vessel and all fuel tanks are in the rear section,” said Ken Gerasimos, a representative of Key Lakes Inc., the operating company of the Roger Blough. “No fuel tanks are connected to the outer skin of the ship.”

A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew conducted an overflight of the area Sunday morning and reported no signs of pollution.

The chance of a fuel spill remains minimal and flooding on the Blough remains stable. The crew remains in good condition.

The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to arrive on Monday, May 30, to assist the Coast Guard in the investigation into the cause of the grounding. 

More information will be released as it becomes available. 

Media with questions should contact Lt. Creighton Chong or Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Yaw at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, at: 906-635-3309.