Latest news with #Ludington
CBS News
06-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Sunken boat pulled out of Pere Marquette Lake in West Michigan
A sunken vessel was pulled out from Pere Marquette Lake in West Michigan Monday, through the work of multiple emergency agencies. The initial efforts included Zupin Crane, Lake Street Marina, Ludington Police Department and the Mason County Sheriff's Office Dive Team. A sunken vessel was pulled May 5, 2025, out of Pere Marquette Lake in West Michigan. Ludington Police Department During the initial recovery operations involving those local agencies, the crews noticed a leak of oil or fuel that was beyond the capacity of their equipment on hand. That's when the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy along with the U.S. Coast Guard Station Manistee were notified and got involved. The Coast Guard provided oil containment boom equipment, which was used to absorb and contain the leaked fluid. "The source of the oil and fuel leak has since been removed from the water. However, the containment boom will remain in place for several days to ensure that any residual fluids are fully absorbed and do not pose a risk to the local ecosystem," the press release said. "We are grateful for the professional response of all agencies and partners involved in the operation. Their efforts were instrumental in securing the vessel and protecting the surrounding environment. "The City of Ludington funded the recovery operation and will seek full reimbursement from the vessel owner." A sunken vessel was pulled May 5, 2025, out of Pere Marquette Lake in West Michigan. Ludington Police Department
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Plane crash near DC resurfaces memories of 1961 tragedy that killed US skating team
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Wednesday night's plane crash outside Washington, D.C., that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skaters, coaches and family members was devastating news for the skating community. It also rekindled painful memories of another tragedy nearly 64 years ago. On Feb. 15, 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the that year's world championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Among the 72 passengers killed in the crash were 18 skaters, plus 16 coaches, officials, judges and family members. It remains to this day one of the nation's greatest sports tragedies. "Those were all my friends and coaches," 1960 Olympic bronze medalist Ron Ludington told the (Wilmington, Delaware) News Journal in a 2010 interview. "I grew up with them, and I traveled all over the world with them." Ludington was supposed to be one of the coaches on the flight, but he had to back out at the last minute. None of the 60 passengers and four crew members aboard Wednesday's American Airlines Flight 5342 survived the crash as the plane collided with a military helicopter as it was about to land at Washington Reagan National Airport. The flight originated in Wichita, Kansas, the site of the recently completed U.S. Figure Skating Championships. U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body, said in a statement that the athletes, coaches and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. championships. "We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts," U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: US figure skating suffered air tragedy in 1961 that killed US team
