26 Dec

Cosco Busan pilot surrenders his federal license

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The following is the text of a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard. (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received Capt John J. Cota's Federal Merchant Marine Officers license today through 'voluntary deposit'.  The Coast Guard requested Cota deposit his federal license with the Coast Guard because the service believes he is not physically competent to maintain…
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20 Nov

Tug-barge hits boat anchored in channel

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The Coast Guard is nearing the end of its probe into a fatal barge-recreational craft collision in western Long Island Sound in June, and the chief investigator says the agency is unlikely to take any action against the pleasure boater because the tug had enough room in the channel to steer around the smaller vessel.   The 24-foot pleasure boat…
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20 Nov

Heeling barge loses logging equipment in B.C. ecological reserve used by whales

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
A barge loaded with logging equipment heeled over and dumped 10 vehicles, including a fuel truck containing 2,600 gallons of diesel fuel, into one of British Columbia's most famous ecological reserves.   The barge, owned by Ted LeRoy Trucking Ltd. of Chemainus, British Columbia, a contractor for TimberWest Forest Corp., was being towed eastbound on Aug. 20 by the 38-foot…
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20 Nov

Bourbon chief says anchor handler’s master should have stopped move before accident

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
Jacques de Chateauvieux, Bourbon's CEO (Dom Yanchunas) The deaths of eight mariners aboard Bourbon Dolphin is a stark reminder to the entire offshore industry that safety must always be foremost on the minds of tug masters, Bourbon SA's top official says.   In an interview with Professional Mariner, Bourbon Chief Executive Jacques de Chateauvieux said the April 12 anchor handling…
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22 Oct

Cruise ship, salmon seiner collide in Alaska

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
A collision between the 257-foot cruise ship Spirit of Yorktown and Adirondack, a 58-foot salmon seiner, in southeast Alaska left the fishing vessel unable to maneuver.The accident occurred on June 25 at about 0100 in Chatham Strait on the southeastern end of Catherine Island in southeast Alaska, about 15 miles south of Angoon. Adirondack was heading north at about 8…
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