MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command to hold media briefing

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/10/2021 03:19 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
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Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command to hold media briefing

WHO: Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command, which includes the Coast Guard, Trigg County Emergency Management and representatives from the state of Kentucky, and American Cruise Lines.

WHAT: Media availability opportunity to tour the unified command incident command post and conduct one-on-one interviews.

WHERE: Trigg County Rescue Center 1892 Canton Road, Cadiz, Kentucky 42211

WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021

Editor's note: Media planning to attend should RSVP by 3:15 p.m. by contacting the Lake Barkley Grounding joint information center 504-609-9929 and arrive no later than 3:45 p.m. 

CADIZ, Ky. — The Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command is coordinating Saturday to establish salvage plans to free the American Jazz cruise ship in Cadiz.

The unified command is in the planning process of safely and efficiently returning the American Jazz cruise ship to normal operations while taking precautions to mitigate any environmental impact.

The 3-mile safety zone from mile marker 61 to 64 is still in place to ensure the safety of response crews and the public.

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