Tow sinks off LeClaire levee

[binnenvaart]

With the high temperature reaching only 18 degrees and wind gusts that hit 17 mph at one point Saturday, salvage operations continued to go slowly in LeClaire on the Stephen L. Colby towboat.

Salvage operations for sunken towboat continue to go slowly

[binnenvaart]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a partially sunken towboat is ready to be raised from the Mississippi River at LeClaire two weeks after it hit something in the river and took on water.

Partially sunken towboat raised, ready to be towed away from Mississippi River

[binnenvaart]

Two weeks to the day and crews in LeClaire are finally close to moving that sunken towboat.

Towboat Lifted From River

[Tim S.]

Stephen L. Colby gehoben
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/...work-continues
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/...tions-continue

[binnenvaart]

After more than two weeks stranded along the Mississippi River in LeClaire. The Stephen L. Colby is on its way to St. Louis.

Stranded tow boat finally leaving LeClaire