Rough seas temporarily halted efforts Monday ... Salvage crews pumped 625 gallons of pure diesel about 3,400 gallons of oily water from the barge's tanks, Petty Officer Levi Read said.

This would include rivers, natural lakes and the Great Lakes. High winds, heavy current, rough water, big storms, tornadoes, water spouts, hail, fog, sub-freezing temperatures. You name it ...