15 Aug

Sediment causes barge groundings in Upper Mississippi River

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(ST. LOUIS) -- Sediment in the Upper Mississippi River is causing barges to run aground, Reuters reported. The same boat with a string of 15 barges ran aground twice in the St. Louis area this week. The Coast Guard closed the section of the river, delaying at least eight vessels, and the Army Corps of Engineers plans to hasten a…

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14 Aug

L’Acadien II’s life raft finally recovered off Nova Scotia

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(OTTAWA) -- Canadian maritime authorities have completed a draft investigative report into the fatal accident involving the sealing vessel L'Acadien II, Canwest News Service reported. The Transportation Safety Board is not releasing the report yet because it is giving witnesses a month to comment on the accuracy of the confidential draft. Four men died in the March 2008 towing accident…

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14 Aug

Freighter loses steering, runs aground near Miami

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (MIAMI) -- Coast Guard Sector Miami personnel and marine salvage contractors are making arrangements to remove a 279-foot freighter aground near Government Cut, in Miami, Thursday.   Salvage crews plan to dewater the freighter, Island Intrepid, before high-tide Thursday, when tug boats are scheduled…

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11 Aug

Spray of hot oil injures 3 in engine room of cargo ship

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(NORFOLK, Va.) -- Three men were burned by a spray of hot oil aboard a containership, the Virginian-Pilot reported. The accident happened in the engine room of a ship moored at Norfolk International Terminals. Two of the three men were hospitalized.   Click here to view the newspaper's story.

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11 Aug

Ferry Bay Mist runs aground near Maine’s Basket Island

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (PORTLAND, Me.) -- Ninety-six passengers were evacuated from a Portland-based ferry that ran aground about half a mile southeast of Basket Island, off the coast of Maine around 10 p.m., Friday.   There were no reports of pollution or injuries to the 96 passengers…

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07 Aug

Vessel burns off South Carolina; 26 people abandon ship

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (CALABASH, N.C.) -- The Coast Guard initiated a formal investigation into the marine casualty aboard the motor vessel Miss Calabash II Friday to determine what caused the fire and examine the Coast Guard's vessel inspection methods and procedures implemented for this vessel.    The…

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07 Aug

Cooling system failure disables Washington ferry with 200 aboard

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (SEATTLE) -- Coast Guard investigators from Sector Seattle discovered the cause of today's disabling of the ferry Elwha near Blakely Island.   An apparent cooling system failure in equipment for one of the vessel's main propulsion electrical systems is responsible for the vessel becoming…

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04 Aug

Massachusetts tugboat fire response (video and photos)

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The U.S. Coast Guard has released video and photos of last week's response to the tugboat fire off the coast of Massachusetts.   Click here to view the video.   Click here to view the photos.

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04 Aug

Dive boat loses rudder off Calif.; Coast Guard rescues 26 people

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(LOS ANGELES) -- A dive boat became disabled of the Southern California coast, and 26 people were evacuated, television station KTLA news reported. The 90-foot vessel Vision, based in Oxnard,  lost its rudder and began taking on water. The Coast Guard rescued the occupants, and the crew was able to fix the leak.   Click here to view the TV station's…

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02 Aug

Three rescued from burning tugboat off Massachusetts

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (BOSTON) -- The Coast Guard rescued three people from a tugboat that caught fire early this morning approximately four miles south of Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven, Mass.   Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call from the crew aboard the tugboat Canal…

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