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News Crowley Refloats Stranded Passenger Ferry Crowley Marine Services refloated the passenger ferry Le Conte, which had run aground about 30 miles north of Sitka, Alaska on Monday, May 10. Crowley, under contract with the Alaska Marine Highway System, floated the Le Conte off Cozian Reef. The salvage team made internal and external surveys and the Le Conte was towed to the Ketchikan Ship Yard by the tug Chahunta with Crowley's salvage vessel, the American Salvor, escorting. The 31-year-old ferry was transiting from Angoon to Sitka with more than 100 passengers and crewmembers onboard, when it struck the reef located in Peril Strait. All of the passengers were successfully evacuated by the Coast Guard and local private watercraft Alaska State Ferry LeConte, which went aground off Otstoia Island in Peril Strait about 30 miles north of Sitka. (Photo credit: N0AA) immediately following the grounding with only a few people sustaining minor injuries. The vessel has an approximate 50-foot gash down each side of the keel. After conferring with Alaska Marine Highway System officials and the oper- ators of the LeConte, Crowley immedi- ately dispatched an assessment team, including a project manager and senior naval architect, to the scene from San Diego where they had just completed the successful salvage of an F-14 fighter jet that went down off of Point Loma. Crowley worked closely with Marine Response Alliance (MRA) partner Titan Maritime, LLC, which provided the sal- vage master and additional support equipment. Crowley dispatched the American Salvor, loaded with additional personnel and equipment, to the scene last week to provide the support base for the overall salvage effort. That vessel arrived Saturday morning. Crowley's Incident Management Team was mobi- lized and will remain on site at the com- mand center in Juneau until the project is complete. Prior to extracting the Le Conte from the reef, all fuel, with the exception of a small reserve needed to run generators, was removed from the ferry, as were the automobiles on its car deck. A Tradition Carried On On Friday, April 30, 2004, the SUNY Maritime College Alumni Association distributed the first scholarship awards of its second century. Founded in 1903, the Alumni Association, a private- ly funded, volunteer managed, charita- ble association of graduates of the Maritime College and its predecessor Circle 316 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter & Engineering News The perfect destination activity for cruise ship passengers and tourist trade. New generation of semi-submersible viewing vessels constructed of molded fiberglass for the lowest of maintenance and operating costs 65' in length and U.S.C.G. approved for 49 passengers. Unique "Torpedo" fish-feeder concession option may pay the crew cost! Contact us for complete information. AQUABUS Water Taxis FOUNDED 1957 SEAVIEW Viewing Vessels BUILDERS OF REVENUE-PRODUCING VESSELS TO SERVICE THE TOURIST TRADE 1250 N.Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 U.S.A. • 714-666-2150 X 211 • fax 714-632-8136 Web Site: willardmarine.com E-mail: webmaster@willardmarine.com IMfiUTILU! u GTMUNK
