Tugboat sinks in Gastineau Channel

The top of the Challenger still protrudes above the water (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
Update | Sep. 13, 12:09 p.m.
The Coast Guard response team is applying a solution to the water Sunday morning to absorb any fuel leakage from the sunken tugboat. A minimal amount of fluid was found to be on board.  The Coast Guard will be working throughout the week to coordinate a salvage operation.
The Challenger was built in 1944 for the U.S. Army and later used as a “bunk and breakfast&