12 May

Research boat breaking up, reported sinking off Delaware coast

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

The following is a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.) -- The Coast Guard is responding to a distress call from the research boat Russell W. Peterson off the coast of Rehoboth Beach, Del., today. The two people aboard activated their electronic positioning indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) and reported the boat was breaking up and taking on…

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12 May

Man falls from offshore supply vessel in Gulf, remains missing

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

(LAFAYETTE, La.) -- A man fell overboard from an offshore supply vessel in the Gulf of Mexico and is missing, WWL-TV's Web site reported. The captain jumped into the water with a life ring to try to save him, but the man submerged and didn't reappear. The incident happened early Sunday morning south of Lafayette.   Click here to view the Web…

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07 May

Bulk carrier strikes stationary dredge in Upper New York Bay in good visibility

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

 The Coast Guard is investigating what caused a bulk carrier full of scrap metal to collide with a stationary dredge in Upper New York Bay in clear weather. The accident happened at 0900 March 14 near buoy No. 24, off the Stapleton section of Staten Island, about one mile north of the Staten Island Ferry’s St. George Terminal. The Coast…

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07 May

Coast Guard twice comes to the rescue of a casino boat

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

An 85-foot casino boat became disabled twice over a two-week period in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida, each time requiring a Coast Guard response. In the first incident March 8, SunCruz IX lost all power and went adrift in heavy seas. A Coast Guard helicopter rescued all five crew while winds were gusting as high as 45 mph. The out-of-service…

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07 May

Fire on asphalt barge leaves 2 injured

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Maritime News

Two crewmen were injured after fire broke out aboard an asphalt barge off Matinicus Island, Maine. The fire started in a deckhouse pump room on the Norman McLeod on Feb. 14 at about 2115, the Coast Guard said. The crewmen were burned when they opened the door to the pump room and found it ablaze. The barge was being propelled…

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07 May

Explosion kills three from dive boat decommissioning gas pipeline

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

An explosion aboard a dive support vessel killed three crewmen and injured four others during the decommissioning of a natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. The March 11 blast aboard Jillian Morrison sank the vessel and prompted the Coast Guard to rescue the crew. Six of the crew were injured and were flown by helicopter to Louisiana hospitals.…

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07 May

Coast Guard considering new safety rules for sailing vessels

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

 As a result of the 2006 fatality aboard the schooner SV Alabama, the U.S. Coast Guard plans to publish a safety advisory and will consider whether to require safety harnesses for sailing-vessel crews who climb rigging. The Coast Guard ruled that no regulations were violated when an 18-year-old deck hand fell to his death aboard Alabama off Martha's Vineyard on…

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07 May

Two Washington ferries involved in rough dockings

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

Two Washington State Ferries vessels were involved in accidents in the same location within three days of each other. Five people were injured when the passenger ferry MV Snohomish bumped a wing wall as it was attempting to dock at Bremerton Terminal, Washington State Ferries said. The accident happened shortly after 1700 on Feb. 11. Passengers who were standing up…

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07 May

5 die in fish factory sinking in Alaska,flooding first noticed in rudder room

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

  Makoto Oide, who served as a technician aboard Alaska Ranger, draws a diagram of the vessel for the Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation. [Photos courtesy U.S. Coast Guard] Second Assistant Engineer Rodney Lundy and engine technician Makoto Oide took one look at the rudder-room hatch of their fish-factory ship, Alaska Ranger, and immediately realized their lives were in…

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07 May

TSB blames ferry sinking on poor watchkeeping, staffing

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News

  Queen of the North sank after failing to make a turn and striking Gil Island on March 22, 2006. The fourth officer and quartermaster were alone on the bridge and were engaged in a personal conversation at the moment when the fourth officer should have ordered the course change. The TSB declined to provide specifics about the conversation. The…

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