NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Thursday, August 8, 2013
INCIDENTS
Glacier Bay NP&P
Cruise Ship Crew Comes To Aid Of Disabled Tour Boat
The Holland America cruise ship Statendam provided assistance to over 100 tourists on a tour vessel experiencing mechanical problems in Glacier Bay on Friday, August 2nd.
The park received word that afternoon that the 79-foot daily sightseeing vessel Baranof Wind was experiencing mechanical troubles and had lost power in the remote upper reaches of Johns Hopkins Inlet in Glacier Bay. The Statendam was nearby and quickly responded to a call to assist. Using two tenders, the ship collected all 102 passengers and one interpretive ranger from the tour boat and brought them to shore, arriving at 8 p.m. The Statendam then continued to Seward.
The Allen Marine vessel St. Juvenaly reached the troubled tour boat later that evening and repairs were made. The Baranof Wind returned to Bartlett Cove and was again providing tours the next day.
[Gus Martinez]
Big Bend NP
Body Recovered From Rio Grande River
On Saturday, July 27th, rangers and Brewster County Sherriff's Office deputies responded to the Lajitas area just west of the park's boundary regarding a body seen in the Rio Grande River.
Due to flooding and swift water conditions, it was quickly pushed into the park through Santa Elena Canyon.
Rangers searched for the body, finally locating it with the help of a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter on the following Monday in the Jewel Camp area. Ranger and Border Patrol staff recovered it and turned it over to Brewster County Sherriff's Office.
Texas Rangers will conduct the investigation. It appears that the victim drowned in the river.
[Rick Roberts, West District Ranger]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):
Thomas Edison NHP - A major collection of antique phonograph records has been donated to the park by a man who is considered to be the foremost expert on Edison disc records. The recordings, which date from 1905 to 1929, include rare performances by many early recording artists.
Park Facility Management Division - The Service recently announced the recipients of its 2013 Environmental Achievement Awards, honoring outstanding accomplishments in the preservation and protection of park resources.
Interpretation and Education Division - The NPS and the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites met in December to discuss ways to increase and improve the preservation, research, and interpretation of women's history.
Northeast Region - Deborah "Debbie" Darden has been selected as the new superintendent of Assateague Island. She comes to the position from New River Gorge, where she served as deputy superintendent.
Northeast Region - Former Saint-Gaudens NHS sculptor-in-residence Lawrence J. Nowlan passed away on July 30th. Among his notable works is the National Wildland Firefighter's Memorial at NIFC in Boise, Idaho.
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The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).
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