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03 Jun

Sudden severe weather sinks tugboat south of Galveston

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsNTSB, Tugboats and towing

(WASHINGTON) — Severe weather caused an overwhelming towline force and unrecoverable heeling that led to the capsizing and sinking of a tugboat near Galveston, Texas, last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. On May 13, 2024, while towing the barge MARMAC 27 astern on an 800‑foot‑long wire, the tugboat Baylor J. Tregre encountered severe weather, listed to…

02 Jun

Coast Guard cites trip hazards in drowning of towboat deck hand

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — On Jan. 25, 2019 at 2:42 p.m., the towboat Miss Bobbie Fugit reported a missing crewmember (deck hand) and declared a man overboard between Tennessee River mile 206 and 216. The missing deck hand was last seen at approximately 9:40 a.m. on the port bow of the towing vessel preparing materials and tools to splice lines. The deck…

28 May

Ocean research vessel sinks while docked in California

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, UncategorizedU.S. Coast Guard

(ALAMEDA, Calif.) — A well-known environmental research vessel, the 150-foot Kaisei, sank Sunday evening while docked in the Oakland Estuary, SFist.com reported. No one was on board, and firefighters worked to contain the nearly 400 gallons of diesel on the ship. The double-masted replica vessel, operated by the Ocean Voyages Institute in Sausalito, began sinking about 6 p.m. near the…

23 May

Towboat grounded when pilot left helm for bladder break

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(WASHINGTON) — A pilot of a towing vessel on the Mississippi River left the helm unattended for several minutes, leading to a grounding near Thebes, Ill., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. While the towing vessel City of Louisville was upbound on the Mississippi River pushing 11 barges on July 29, 2023, it ran aground in a charted…

19 May

Engine room fires extinguished on tanker, ferry in Puerto Rico

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan marine investigators and vessel inspection teams are investigating two unrelated vessel fires last weekend in Puerto Rico. Both fires were successfully extinguished, and there are no reports of injuries or pollution in either case. Pollution monitoring efforts continue. The most recent vessel fire occurred Saturday morning aboard Scot Stuttgart,…

18 May

Mexican tall ship hits Brooklyn Bridge, killing two

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(NEW YORK) — Two people were killed and at least 20 injured Saturday night when a Mexican navy training ship on a global goodwill tour struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, CNN reported. There were 277 people on the sailing ship, Cuauhtemoc, at the time of the incident. Everyone is believed to be accounted for, officials said Saturday. Video…

13 May

Bulker hits St. Marys River light after steering failure

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, NTSB, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — A steering system failure led to a bulk carrier’s contact with a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The bulk carrier American Mariner struck the Munuscong Channel Junction Light on March 28, 2024, as the ship was transiting upbound in the St. Marys River.…

08 May

Operator drowns after workboat hits object in N.Y. canal

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — On Nov. 18, 2022, at approximately 2 p.m., the operator of the uninspected vessel Sea Mule was moving dredge pipe on a canal in the vicinity of Smith Point Marina County Park in Shirley, N.Y., for a commercial company. The vessel operator was towing dredge pipe from the shoreside work site to the east bank of the canal.…

05 May

Passenger killed in collision involving Florida ferry, recreational boat

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, U.S. Coast Guard

(MIAMI) — U.S. Coast Guard Station Sand Key and partner agency crews responded to a collision involving the Clearwater Ferry and a recreational boat April 27 off Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge. One passenger on the ferry was killed and 12 people were transported to local hospitals for care. A Clearwater Ferry crewmember hailed the Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel 16…

05 May

Tanker collision causes barge breakaway on Lower Mississippi

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(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on April 29. Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 9:20 p.m. that the Panamanian-flagged tanker Isla de Bioko and the U.S.-flagged towboat Ginny…