03 Oct

Coast Guard: Three commercial vessels didn’t report casualties

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- In response to the recent failure of three commercial vessels to report significant marine casualties to the Coast Guard in a timely manner Coast Guard Sector Anchorage is providing clarification on reporting requirements through public release and a marine safety bulletin.…
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30 Sep

Fish processor loses propeller, is ordered to return to Dutch Harbor

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- For safety purposes, Capt. Mark Hamilton, Captain of the Port for Western Alaska, issued an order requiring the U.S. Liberator, a Seattle-based catcher/processor, to return immediately to port for inspection and repairs following notification of a propulsion casualty. The vessel docked…
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25 Sep

Rusted stern tube caused fuel leak from EPA research ship

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
(NORFOLK, Va.) -- The 1,700-gallon diesel spill from an Environmental Protection Agency research ship was caused by a rusted cooling pipe, the Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported. Investigators discovered that the broken stern tube had allowed the fuel to leak out instead of its normal job of allowing seawater in. The decommissioned vessel Rude was docked in the Elizabeth River when the leak…
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24 Sep

Vintage tug damages its sternwheel on first voyage after restoration

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
A 60-year-old steam-powered tug severely damaged its sternwheel when the vessel drifted into a rocky bank in the Columbia River after its steering locked up. Portland, on its first voyage with paying passengers after an eight-year restoration, was carrying 97 people when the accident occurred on the afternoon of June 27 in the Columbia Gorge between Washington and Oregon. The…
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