30 Nov

‘Historic’ Golden Ray salvage nearly complete

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
Salvors recently lifted the final cut section of Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, signaling the beginning of the end for one of the largest marine salvage operations in U.S. history. Weight-shedding teams will remove vehicles from the last section before it is placed on a dry-dock barge for transport to the Mayor’s Point Terminal for partial dismantling. Then it will be…
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World’s first methanol-fueled towboat to launch in 2023
29 Nov

World’s first methanol-fueled towboat to launch in 2023

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Maritime News, Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(SEATTLE) — Maritime Partners, in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), e1 Marine and ABB, has announced that M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fueled towboat, will join Maritime Partners’ fleet and become available for charter in 2023 to meet the pressing demand for sustainable towboat operations. Decarbonizing the towboat sector poses substantial challenges, particularly due to towboats’ inherent…
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Master Boat Builders, RAL develop new battery hybrid tug
29 Nov

Master Boat Builders, RAL develop new battery hybrid tug

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(MOBILE, Ala.) — Master Boat Builders, together with naval architect and marine engineering firm Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL), has announced the creation of a new battery hybrid tugboat, the ElectRA 3000-H. This design has been developed over the past several months to suit the evolving needs of U.S. tugboat operators. “This unique hybrid tugboat design is the result of a…
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US approves second major offshore wind project in federal waters
26 Nov

US approves second major offshore wind project in federal waters

Professional Mariner StaffClimate Change, Maritime News, Offshore Wind
(WASHINGTON) — As part of the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior on Tuesday announced it has approved the construction and operations of the South Fork Wind project offshore Rhode Island. This represents the department’s second approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in the United…
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Investigators cite master’s fatigue for tanker strike at Gulf platform
26 Nov

Investigators cite master’s fatigue for tanker strike at Gulf platform

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
(WASHINGTON) — A tanker operating company’s decision to change masters without a handover period led to a $72.9 million marine accident, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Marine Accident Brief 21/24. The brief details the NTSB’s investigation of the Oct. 17, 2020, striking of the oil and gas production platform SP-57B by the tanker Atina near Pilottown, La. Atina,…
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Great Lakes Dredge signs $92 million contract for Houston Ship Channel widening
26 Nov

Great Lakes Dredge signs $92 million contract for Houston Ship Channel widening

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Maritime News, Ports, Seaways & Waterways
(HOUSTON) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. has signed a $92.5 million dredging contract for Houston Ship Channel Widening and Improvement Project 11. This is the first phase of the billion-dollar expansion and deepening program. Dredging is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2022, with estimated completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Project 11 is an…
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Mate misjudged speed of tow before hitting swing bridge, NTSB says
26 Nov

Mate misjudged speed of tow before hitting swing bridge, NTSB says

Professional Mariner StaffBrownwater, Casualty News
(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Marine Accident Brief 21/23 for its investigation of the Nov. 14, 2020, accident involving the towing vessel Island Lookout and the Centerville Turnpike Bridge near Chesapeake, Va. Island Lookout was transiting eastbound with a crew of four on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, pushing the 295-foot-long barge BH 2903, which…
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24 Nov

November 2021 Casualties newsletter

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Casualty Newsletter
Second ship identified in Calif. pipeline strike U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating damage to a California oil pipeline have identified a second ship that might have been involved. Authorities boarded the 1,150-foot containership Beijing on Nov. 18 when it arrived in the Port of Long Beach. The service said Beijing was involved in a Jan. 25, 2021 anchor-dragging incident near…
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