03-11-09: Coast Guard, Ensco Offshore Co. work to recover sunken rig

DATE: March 11, 2009 4:35:48 PM CDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: March 11, 2009 Contact: Lt. Tim Tilghman (409) 682-1907
Coast Guard, Ensco Offshore Co. work to recover sunken rig
GALVESTON, Texas – Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston personnel continue to work closely with representatives from Ensco Offshore Company to recover the submerged Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) ENSCO-74, March 11, 2009. The MODU ENSCO-74 is submerged approximately 24 feet below the surface of the water, 70 miles southeast of Galveston Island. The ENSCO-74 is an independent leg, jack-up MODU that was displaced from South Marsh Island (SM 149) off the coast of Louisiana during Hurricane IKE. A Coast Guard senior marine inspector onboard the motor vessel Northern Canyon discovered the MODU while investigating the cause of the damage to the tank ship SKS Satilla. No pollution has been observed in the vicinity of the submerged MODU. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston are issuing a broadcast notice to mariners hourly. The tug boat Crosby Eagle remains on location and the motor vessel Inez McCall is on-scene conducting a sonar survey in the vicinity of the ENSCO in preparation for salvage operations. Coast Guard personnel are working closely with ENSCO representatives, the Texas General Land Office, the United States Mineral Management Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mitigate any hazards to navigation and potential threats to the environment. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.

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