July 23, 2019 US Coast Guard launches probe into three tug sinkings in Illinois River Written by Baird Maritime on July 23, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Inland Tug Operations, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Salvage Operations. The US Coast Guard has transitioned from pollution response to the investigation phase of a major marine casualty that occurred on July 5 wherein three vessels sank in .. Read More