BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local leaders are stressing they’re making progress in their mission to save World War II-era destroyer USS The Sullivans.

Weather caused issues for crews at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Tuesday, preventing divers from entering the water on day six of the repair and recovery operation.

Naval Park officials say contractors have now removed about 4,600 gallons of oily waste leaked from the ship, along with eight cubic yards of debris.

There are currently 58 workers on site, including environmental experts and a naval architect.

This comes after a power outage caused water discharge pumps onboard USS The Sullivans to fail last week.

The ship took on more than 3 million gallons of water and listed more than 45-degress to its side.

"The ship's condition is still static,” said Paul Marzello, Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park president and CEO. “There's been no change in position. She is still sitting on the bottom and is kind of wedged against the shoreline."

"For safety, the Coast Guard has established a safety zone that covers the Buffalo River entrance channel and all portions of the Buffalo River,” Capt. Lexia Littlejohn, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo. “What that's going to do is it's going to require a no wake speed all the way past the Naval Park."

TNT, an international recovery and repair company, is studying archived damage control manuals from The USS Sullivans to help divers and architects working to help the ship float again.