Several municipalities responded to the collision: Rensselaer Police, Amtrak, USCG, New York State Police, New York State Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and other local agencies. Two commercial tugboats worked on capturing the drifting barges.
Auxiliarists who responded from Division 15 are Ken Fisher, Jim Canavan Charles Poulson, Chris Hoffman, Scott Kunise and RIchard Gabriels.