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NTSB: Swing bridge over-rotated into waterway before barge strike

A swing bridge over the Barataria Waterway in South Louisiana over-rotated into the navigable waterway before getting hit by a passing barge, federal investigators said. The impact knocked the Barataria Bridge out of service for nearly a week. Repairs to the span, which links the towns of Jean Lafitte and Barataria, cost more than $500,000. The bridge was subsequently destroyed…

NTSB: Jacksonville ro-ro fire traced to electrical fault in used car

The fire aboard Hoegh Xiamen started on June 4, 2020, at about 1530 while it was docked at the Horizon Terminal ro-ro facility. The fire burned for eight days, destroying its cargo of more than 2,400 used vehicles worth about $40 million. The ship has since been scrapped. Nine Jacksonville firefighters were hurt fighting the fire, five seriously. The…

Master’s fatigue contributed to $73 million Gulf oil rig collision

Atina anchored after the collision. The master aboard a Malta-flagged tanker hadn’t slept in more than 50 hours when his ship collided with an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near Southwest Pass, federal investigators said. The 898-foot Atina hit the manned oil and gas platform SP-57B at 0446 on Oct. 17, 2020 while anchoring in strong winds,…

Crane strike at La. grain facility attributed to lack of signalman

GH Storm Cat, docked in Ireland on a separate voyage. Using a dedicating signalman could have prevented a bulk carrier’s crane boom from hitting a shoreside grain facility on the Lower Mississippi River, federal investigators determined. The bulker GH Storm Cat’s crane was lifting a payloader machine from a cargo hold to the pier when it hit an elevated…

NTSB: Mate misjudged approach speed in Virginia bridge strike

Island Lookout before the incident voyage. A mate helming a towboat in the Intracoastal Waterway misjudged his tow’s approach speed before colliding with a swing bridge near Chesapeake, Va., according to federal investigators. The 1,350-hp Island Lookout was eastbound in the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal when its single barge BH 2903 hit the Centerville Turnpike Bridge as it swung…

Lack of communication cited in fatal Texas tanker collision By Michael Joe

A fatal collision in dense fog between a tanker and a commercial fishing vessel near Galveston, Texas, was caused by the fishing vessel’s imprudent course and lack of communication, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The shrimp trawler Pappy’s Pride overturned and sank in the Outer Bar Channel after colliding with Bow Fortune at 1537 on Jan. 14, 2020.…

Engine fire disables Florida Marine tow in Ohio River

A towboat caught fire in the Ohio River near Cincinnati and went adrift with its 15-barge tow before a good Samaritan vessel pushed it against the bank. The 4,000-hp Capt. Kirby Dupuis, operated by Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), was upbound when the fire started Nov. 9 at about 0730. The tow was near mile marker 500 at the time. The…

Crew inattention cited in Lower Mississippi anchor-dragging incident

Nomadic Milde sustained more than $5 million in damage. The ship’s path before hitting the anchored Atlantic Venus. Nomadic Milde hit the bow of Atlantic Venus before colliding with a nearby chemical dock. Nomadic Milde sustained more than $5 million in damage. Previous Next A cargo ship that dragged anchor in the fast-moving Mississippi River struck another ship, then careened into…

Containership loses boxes, then catches fire off British Columbia

Zim Kingston lost more than 100 containers while inbound to Vancouver, B.C. Dozens of containers within a single cargo bay burned. Days later, a row of cargo on the forward deck caught fire while the ship anchored near Victoria, B.C. Cargo from containers lost overboard washed up on Vancouver Island. Previous Next More than 100 containers fell overboard from the…