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

OSV spills diesel fuel after hitting rig

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
An offshore supply boat had its hull pierced when it struck an oil rig, and the vessel spilled thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said a dynamic positioning system on the boat would have prevented the accident. The Kim Susan Inc. supply boat Grady Fagan hit the semisubmersible rig Ocean Star, in…
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05 May

Five grain barges break free at Burlington, Iowa

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The following is the text of a press release issued May 3 by the U.S. Coast Guard:   (ST. LOUIS) -- The Coast Guard, working with Matteson Marine, Alter Barge Lines, and railroad representatives, oversaw the successful recovery of a grain barge that was lodged against the foot of a bridge near Burlington, Iowa, today. The barge was pulled off of the Burlington Northern…
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