RICKY ROBINSON

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USCG coordinates salvage operation

The Coast Guard was coordinating operations to salvage the "Roby Robinson" that sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. On Dec. 12, 2017,the Coast Guard said the Army Corps of Engineers was surveying the location where the 6tug sank. Officials were working to determine the status of the navigable channel in the river for salvage operations to begin. Two people who were aboard the vessel when it sank remain missing. Boats from the Memphis Police Department, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the Coast Guard and Tennessee's wildlife agency searched 324 nautical mi. of the river before the search for those aboard was suspended Dec. 9.

One body found during salvage

On Dec 17 around 3 p.m. one of the bodies of the crew of the "Ricky Robinson" was discovered. It was unsure at the moment if it was Captain Keith Pigram or Anquavius Jamison. The Memphis Police Departmentwas monitoring the salvage work on the Mississippi River. Also the NTSB and Coast Guard were on site with Wepfer working with them under their direction. The tug has meanwhile been brought to the surface by cranes and was being drained. Report with photos and video: http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/body-found-from-tugboat-that-sank-in-mississippi-river-with-2-men-aboard/665319528

Tug salvage making progress

The recovery of the "Ricky Robinson" was making progress. The Wepfer Marine, under the supervision of the Coast Guard, was able to move the tug to shallower water closer to the shore. They still have more work to do before they can officially begin an investigation as to why the vessel sank. Wepfer management have been in touch with the designated family members of the missing crew on progress throughout the day. Keith Pigram and his stepson Anquavius Newsom were working on the boat when it went down on the Mississippi.