CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOAT SINKING/WATER RESCUE RESPONSE
LAKE MICHIGAN, JUST SOUTH OF 31ST STREET HARBOR CHICAGO, IL
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FAST BOAT 6-8-8 REPORTS TO MAIN OFFICE THEY ARE RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF A BOAT TAKING ON WATER AT ABOUT 5500 SOUTH ON THE SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
Tug boat that took on water and required rescue. Now about 4000 south. pic.twitter.com/y351NnpEQ5
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) May 5, 2014UPDATE ON LOCATION JUST SOUTH OF THE 31ST HARBOR AREA AT ABOUT 4:49 PM. SEARCHING IN THE AREA FROM 31ST ST TO 39TH ST.
6-8-8 REPORTS BOAT DISCOVERED -- ITS A TUGBOAT AT ABOUT 3200 SOUTH. 6-8-8 REPORTS THEY ARE APPROACHING THE BARGE WITH ALL VICTIMS IN PFDS AT ABOUT 4:52 PM.
DETERMINING HOW TO GET VICTIMS ON BOARD 6-8-8.
LAND COMPANIES TO RESPOND TO THE 31ST ST HARBOR.
6-8-6 REQUEST AMBULANCES RESPOND TO THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP AT THE FAR SOUTH END OF THE HARBOR.
6-8-8 RESCUED THREE VICTIMS, AND THE US COAST GUARD RESCUED THE FOURTH VICTIM -- TRANSPORTED TO THE SOUTH BOAT LAUNCH. VICTIMS SIGNED MEDICAL REFUSALS.
FULL WATER RESCUE RESPONSE, BUT REMAINING COMPANIES RESPONDING HELD UP AT ABOUT 4:59 PM.
INCIDENT SECURED AT ABOUT 5:12 PM. TUGBOAT WAS THE KIMBERLY SELVICK.
Video: Crews work to remove broken down tugboat from Lake Michigan
http://t.co/u2WT5jtdvu @ChrisFarrNBC5 pic.twitter.com/znwGEG2Ou8
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) May 6, 2014
#Chicago: Salvage crews continue to work on recovering a partially #sunk Kimberly Selvick #tugboat from Lake Michigan pic.twitter.com/RvNyV24JFs
— Captured News (@CapturedNews) May 6, 2014
ENGINE(S): E19, E2
TRUCK(S): TL37
SQUAD(S): SQD5?
EMS: FC4-5-8, A38 AND OTHERS
CHIEF(S): BC17 (HELD UP)
SPECIAL: 6-8-7, 6-8-6
AIR-SEA RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-1
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