Illinois River MM 166 – 167 ILR/SAFETY ZONE/SEC UMR BNM 0152-22 (UPDATE)

By Aimee Andres | June 27, 2022

Illinois Waterways MM 166 - 167 ILR/SAFETY ZONE/SEC UMR BNM 0152-22

Date Sent: Monday 6/27/2022

UPDATE

I have received word from the USCG that the Safety Zone for mm166-167 has been lifted and the channel is open. Earlier today, the IRCA Locking Committee met with USCG and USACE to mitigate the traffic and congestion in the area. All parties agreed to the following...

1. Peoria Lock will not lock any additional N/B tows into the Peoria pool until the congestion has cleared
2. M/V RENEE MARIE is the only S/B tow that should transit in order to clear the channel for N/B traffic
3. Once N/B traffic has cleared, all S/B traffic can resume
4. Peoria Lock will go back into normal operations and queue management after the N/B tows have departed the area
5. All traffic will resume Rules of the Road

Thanks to all for their coordination while we clear the congestion and get back to normal operations. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. I will forward the BNM once I receive it.

Be safe,

//signed//

 

Jeremy Tardy
Co-Founder & President
Reliant Maritime Solutions
jeremy.tardy@reliantmaritime.com
Mobile: 270.933.8056


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Illinois Waterways MM 166 - 167 ILR/SAFETY ZONE/SEC UMR BNM 0152-22

Date Sent: Monday 6/27/2022

UPDATE

I've received word that the salvage crane is on-site and plans to start raising the sunken vessel within the next couple of hours. Current expectation is to have the boat raised and the channel opened by 1500hrs today. I will send updates as I receive them.

//signed//

 

Jeremy Tardy
Co-Founder & President
Reliant Maritime Solutions
jeremy.tardy@reliantmaritime.com
Mobile: 270.933.8056


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Illinois Waterways MM 166 - 167 ILR/SAFETY ZONE/SEC UMR BNM 0152-22

Date Sent: Sunday 6/26/2022

Please see below and attached regarding an established Safety Zone for ILWW mm166-167 due to a sunken vessel. Salvage efforts are planned to begin tomorrow, June 27. Will send updates as I receive them.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE COTP HAS ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY SAFETY ZONE FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER BETWEEN MM 166 AND 167 DUE TO A SUNKEN VESSEL IN THE NAVIGATION CHANNEL. THIS ZONE WILL BE ACTIVE UNTIL JULY 9, 2022 OR UNTIL SALVAGE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. VESSELS WILL BE UNABLE TO ENTER THIS SAFETY ZONE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT. VESSELS SEEKING PERMISSION MAY CONTACT THE COMMAND CENTER AT 314-269-2332 OR VHF CHANNEL 16.

CANCEL AT//090400Z JUL 22//

//signed//

 

Jeremy Tardy
Co-Founder & President
Reliant Maritime Solutions
jeremy.tardy@reliantmaritime.com
Mobile: 270.933.8056



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