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06 Jun

Sunken barges force closure of Ohio River near Louisville

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- The Coast Guard has closed the Ohio River today from mile marker 603.5 to 608, to all vessel traffic due to a towboat incident which resulted in two sunken barges near the entrance to the Portland Canal. At approximately 1:45 p.m.…

05 Jun

MANTA

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The Manta's show up about halfway into the video They are the yellow vehicles. JMS is at the MACC (Multi-Agency Craft Conference) this week. If you donâ€™t know, MACC is a Navy Surface Warfare get-together on the Amphibious Base Little Creak, Norfolk. Where the military gets to talk directly and informally with privately industry. Tell them what they would very much like…

05 Jun

Cargo ship strikes steel barrier, narrowly misses bridge workers

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(WEYMOUTH, Mass.) -- A cargo ship struck a temporary steel barrier at the Fore River Bridge, the Weymouth News newspaper reported. The barrier had been erected to protect bridge maintenance workers, who narrowly escaped injury. The ship Cosette was delivering cargo to the nearby Cashman yard. There was no damage to the bridge. Click here to view the newspaper's story.

04 Jun

Engineer defends work on Alaska Ranger’s backup hull wall

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(BOSTON) -- The owner of an engineering company that did work on the Alaska Ranger said he was surprised that water entered the hull through the rudder area, the Associated Press reported. At a hearing run by the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board, the Trans Marine Propulsion Systems Inc. official said his company added a backup hull wall…

04 Jun

Alaska cruise ship touches bottom, damages rudder

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (JUNEAU, Alaska) -- The Coast Guard is responding to a disabled cruise ship that was reportedly damaged when it touched bottom in Tracy Arm this morning. At 8 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a call from the cruise ship Spirit of Alaska reporting…

03 Jun

Freighter strikes docked pleasure boats along Cuyahoga River

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(CLEVELAND) -- A freighter loaded with gravel struck and sank a pleasure boat and damaged another boat along the Cuyahoga River, television station WKYC reported. The 605-foot Cuyahoga was heading upriver when it collided with the boats, which were docked. Fuel spilled from the sunken fiberglass powerboat. Click here to view the television station's story.

03 Jun

Two tug crewman injured in Hampton Roads incidents

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (PORTSMOUTH, Va.) -- Coast Guard crews assisted injured tugboat crewmembers in the vicinity of Naval Station Norfolk, Va., and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Va., today and yesterday. Carl Baum Jr., a crewmember of the tug vessel Ranger, suffered a crushed hand while repositioning the anchor…

02 Jun

Tour boat goes off-course in fog, runs aground in Calif. lake

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(BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.) -- A tour boat with 20 passengers ran aground after getting lost in fog on Big Bear Lake, the Big Bear Grizzly newspaper reported. Municipal Water District officials said the Miss Liberty never should have gotten underway in the fog. The licensed captain of the Miss Liberty reported that he already had decided to end the cruise…

02 Jun

Towboat runs aground, partially sinks, leaks fuel in Missouri River

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(WEST ALTON, Mo.) -- A towboat that had struck on object in the Missouri River was forced aground, the St. Charles Journal newspaper reported. The Omaha, owned by Excell Marine, partially sank and was leaking thousands of gallons of fuel. The boat possibly struck an Army Corps of Engineers wing dike, which may have been hidden by high water. …

26 May

Cruise ship slams into, damages Hudson River pier

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(NEW YORK) -- A cruise ship slammed into and damaged Pier 88 in Manhattan, the New York Daily News reported. No one was injured after Norwegian Spirit failed to make a turn and struck the pier. One witness said the vessel may have been coming into its slip a little too fast. Click here to view the newspaper's story.