The Coast Guard is conducting a pollution assessment of the Maumee River following a fire onboard the St. Clair.
The St. Clair is a 762-foot vessel that has been traveling the Great Lakes since 1975 delivering a range of cargo to various ports of call.
She’s been wintering in Oregon at the CSX Toledo Docks for refurbishing.
Saturday night, a spectacular fire destroyed a portion of the St. Clair as she rested in her slip.
“Nobody can think of a fire of this magnitude in the city of Oregon,” said interim fire chief Dennis Hartman.
Two conveyor belts on the ship caught fire, burned and melted.
“Just think of two tire piles—big tire piles—basically same kind of thing: rubber. That’s on fire under the vessel. We just can’t get to that,” Hartman said.