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11 Nov

Resolve Marine hired to salvage barges at Montserrat: PHOTOS

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(MONTSERRAT, Lesser Antilles) -- Resolve Marine Group has been hired to salvage two barges that ran aground at the foot of an active volcano during Hurricane Omar. Click here to view the press release and photos.

10 Nov

Two crewmen injured aboard U.S. tug in storm off South Africa

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(DURBAN, South Africa) -- Two crewmen aboard a U.S. tugboat were injured when tow lines snapped in heavy weather off South Africa, the South Africa news Web site IOL.co.za reported. The men were injured when a wave washed over the vessel during the emergency, and two barges ran aground. The tug Thunderer was headed to Dubai with the empty barges, which…

10 Nov

Coast Guard calls off search for 4 missing mariners off Bermuda

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (PORTSMOUTH, Va.) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has ended the search for the four remaining crew members of a Spanish fishing vessel that capsized more than 1,000 miles east of Bermuda Thursday. The Coast Guard's Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk, located here, suspended active search…

10 Nov

Boston tug crew intentionally grounds flooded vessel: PHOTOS

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(BOSTON) -- The crew of the Boston-based tugboat Southern Cross intentionally grounded their vessel in Buzzards Bay after its engine room flooded severely, the Coast Guard said in a press release. Click here to view the Coast Guard's press release, photos and video.

07 Nov

Amver ships rescue 7 after fishing vessel sinks; 4 crew missing

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard's Amver program: (NEW YORK) -- Seven crewmen were rescued by two Amver ships November 6, 2008 1,000 miles east of Bermuda when their fishing vessel, the Jose Almuina, sank in rough weather. Four crewmen remain missing as the international search effort continues. At approximately…

07 Nov

Gulf crewboat runs aground on submerged jetty, takes on water

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (NEW ORLEANS) -- The Coast Guard is responding to a grounded crewboat that was reported to be taking on water approximately 8-miles south of South Pass in the Gulf of Mexico, Friday Nov. 7. 2008. The crewboat Mr. Jacob ran aground on a submerged…

05 Nov

North Atlantic storm batters, severely damages bulk carrier

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(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) -- The crew of the bulk carrier Antarios Breeze was lucky to be alive after a storm battered the Canada-bound vessel in the North Atlantic, the Chronicle Herald newspaper of Halifax reported. The storm caused structural damage and harmed a turbocharger. Canadian authorities have ordered immediate repairs and correction of several safety infractions after the ship limped…

04 Nov

Gasoline barge runs aground along the Detroit River

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (DETROIT) -- The U.S. Coast Guard and local salvage companies safely removed a barge that ran aground Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., on the Detroit River. The 115-meter barge, which contains approximately 3.7 million gallons of gasoline, was freed Monday at approximately 2 p.m. The…

04 Nov

Witnesses: Katmai had problems with stability, life rafts

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(SEATTLE) -- Witnesses at a Coast Guard hearing on the Katmai disaster reported that the vessel had stability problems, the Seattle Times reported. One of the Alaska fishing vessel's two life rafts may have failed to inflate. Former engineers reported that the vessel rolled, and it may have carried an improper stability plan on fueling that could have caused the…

03 Nov

Ore freighter Algoisle’s line snaps, killing one crewman

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(HAVRE ST. PIERRE, Quebec) -- One crewman was killed when a line snapped aboard the Great Lakes freighter Algoisle, the Holland Sentinel newspaper of Holland, Mich., reported in a column. The laker was loading iron ore at Havre St. Pierre when the line broke. The incident also injured another crewman. Click here to view the newspaper's column.