Containership strikes berth while docking in Vancouver
13 May

Containership strikes berth while docking in Vancouver

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has deployed a team of investigators to Port Metro Vancouver after the containership MOL Precision struck a berth while docking Tuesday, World Maritime News reported. The extent of damage to the berth and the vessel is unknown. In March, the 6,350-TEU Japanese ship was detained by the U.S. Coast…
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Man missing in Saginaw River after barge hits fishing boat (UPDATE)
08 May

Man missing in Saginaw River after barge hits fishing boat (UPDATE)

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News
(ZILWAUKEE, Mich.) — One man was rescued and another is presumed dead after a barge hit their disabled fishing boat in the Saginaw River, MLive.com reported. Officials said the boat's motor failed and the men couldn't get out of the way of the approaching barge and tugboat, operated by Cheboygan-based Morrish-Wallace Construction. The tug captain told authorities he was unaware…
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Barge damages fuel dock at world's largest pump station
04 May

Barge damages fuel dock at world's largest pump station

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News, Maritime News
(BELLE CHASSE, La.) — Two barges struck a gate at the world's largest drainage pump station, causing one barge to break free and damage concrete piles supporting a fuel dock, The Times-Picayune reported. M/V Pelican was pushing the barges through the West Closure Complex on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on April 16 when the incident occurred. An engineering firm reported…
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04 May

Coast Guard monitors repairs to LNG carrier in Alaska

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Industry News, Maritime News
The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard: (HOMER, Alaska) (May 1) — The Coast Guard is monitoring repairs aboard the liquid natural gas carrier Excel in Homer, Alaska, on Friday. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage issued an order for the vessel to remain anchored in Kachemak Bay near Homer after the 908-foot, Belgium-flagged vessel…
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Tugboat sinks during sea trials off Hawaii; all 11 occupants rescued
29 Apr

Tugboat sinks during sea trials off Hawaii; all 11 occupants rescued

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Publication > Professional Mariner
Barely 30 minutes into sea trials off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, the tugboat Nalani was showing signs of trouble.  Tom Collins Jr., of the Hawaii Pilots, noticed the 3,000-hp vessel was “riding funny” after he turned over the controls. He saw the stern riding unusually low in the water. It got worse from there.  “Mayday, mayday, mayday,” Collins said…
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MSC cargo ship runs aground on charted coral reef near Okinawa
29 Apr

MSC cargo ship runs aground on charted coral reef near Okinawa

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Publication > Professional Mariner
A U.S. Military Sealift Command vessel carrying equipment and 131 people ran aground on a coral reef near Okinawa, Japan, and remained there for more than a week. Ron Flanders, a public affairs officer for U.S. Naval Forces Japan, said the 821-foot USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak left the navigable channel before grounding. A pilot was not aboard the vessel at…
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29 Apr

Alleging drunkenness, tug owner sues captain, mate after grounding

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A tugboat company is suing its own captain and first mate for negligence, alleging that the captain knew the crewman was drunk when a company barge broke from its tow off the Hawaiian island of Kauai.  Both vessels, owned by Honolulu-based Young Bros., struck a breakwater and were damaged. The incident occurred Halloween night of last year.  According to the…
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29 Apr

NTSB: Watertight doors were left open in Louisiana OSV sinking

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Publication > Professional Mariner
A junior master’s inability to compensate for wind likely caused an offshore supply vessel to strike an oil platform off Louisiana two years ago, investigators determined. The 112-foot supply vessel Celeste Ann was holed and sank in the June 14, 2013, incident. Watertight doors were left open, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a January 2015 report.  …
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