24 Jan

Body found in search for missing ex-tug captain

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) -- A second body has been found following an accident at a fishing-boat pier, the SouthCoastToday.com news Web site reported. Capt. Kenneth Theustad, a former tug captain based in New York, was reported missing Tuesday after another crew member apparently slipped while boarding their 75-foot fishing vessel. Authorities said Theustad may have jumped into the water in an…
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23 Jan

Tow boat Janet Leavell sinks in Tennessee River

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The following is text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (PADUCAH, Ky.) -- The Coast Guard is responding to a tow boat that sunk in the Tennessee River at approximately mile marker 11.5 today. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Paducah was notified that the tow boat Janet Leavell had sank at approximately 12:45 p.m., and  is coordinating efforts with…
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22 Jan

Tug grounds on shipwreck in Lower Mississippi

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(DONALDSVILLE, La.) -- The following is the text of two press releases issued Jan. 20 by the U.S. Coast Guard:   The Coast Guard has temporarily restricted vessel traffic to one-way on the Lower Mississippi River from mile markers  167-177 due to a towboat grounding. At approximately 1 p.m. today, the towboat Senator Stennis struck the submerged wreckage of the…
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18 Jan

Pilot’s sleep disorder probed in Cosco Busan incident

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(SAN FRANCISCO) --  The Coast Guard is investigating whether the pilot's use of a prescription drug to treat sleep apnea may have been a factor in last year's accident involving the Cosco Busan, the Associated Press reported. The disorder and certain prescription medicines can leave the patient feeling fatigued during the day. The pilot passed his most recent state-mandated physical…
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18 Jan

Container ship runs aground at Savannah

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(SAVANNAH, Georgia) -- A containership ran aground near Tybee Island, closing the Savannah River shipping channel for about four hours, the Savannah Morning News reported. The Coast Guard said the Ever Radiant lost propulsion and ran soft aground. Two tractor tugs were able to pull the ship to an anchorage.   Click here to read the newspaper's story. 
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