LNG carrier is towed to safety off Cape Cod

A tugboat assists the disabled 933-foot LNG tanker 33 miles east of Chatham, Mass. A 932-foot liquefied natural gas carrier lost power and went adrift off Cape Cod after a boiler feed pump malfunctioned. At least eight emergency response vessels and tugboats were sent to the Catalunya Spirit to ensure that the disabled ship didn’t pose a hazard. Catalunya Spirit…
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Two escape sinking harbor tug

A towboat pilot and a deck hand escaped injury by jumping to a nearby barge when their small vessel suddenly sank in the Tennessee River near Calvert City, Ky. The 51-foot-by-22-foot Janet Leavell sank Jan. 22 at mile 11.5 while en route to assist the larger towboat Elizabeth Lane, which was assembling a 15-barge coal tow. CWO Clarence "Charlie•bCrLf Rice,…
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