Overview

• At 6:18 p.m. Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard’s 9th District responded to reports of a construction barge overturning near the mouth of the Rocky River on Lake Erie.
• Rocky River police rescued two people from the water, who are believed to have been the only individuals on board.
• Coast Guard teams investigated reports of displaced oil barrels but detected no sheen, odor or missing containers.
• Officials ended the environmental sweep without finding contamination and have cleared on-site response operations.
• Investigators are now focused on determining the barge’s specifications and the operational factors that led to its capsizing.