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23 Apr

Car carrier goes adrift after crew battles engine room fire

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The following is the text of a press release issued April 11 by the U.S. Coast Guard: (PORTSMOUTH, Va.) -- The 577-foot Panamanian flagged merchant vessel that fought and extinguished an on-board fire Thursday remains adrift this morning approximately 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass. Fourteen of the 23 crew members have been safely transferred from the motor…

22 Apr

Loss of steering led to fiery collision in New York’s Verrazano Narrows

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After the collision, the crude oil aboard the tanker caught fire, creating a ball of flames that licked the car deck of the bridge 228 feet above the water’s surface. (Associated Press) Just before midnight on June 1, 1973, CV Sea Witch left Staten Island, N.Y., carrying 445 containers below deck and 285 containers above deck. Built by Bath Iron…

21 Apr

Two barge accidents at Wilson Dam kill total of 5 people

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(FLORENCE, Ala.) -- A total of five people were killed in separate accidents involving barges at the Tennessee River's Wilson Dam, the TimesDaily newspaper of Florence, Ala., reported. A deckhand was killed when he fell from a row of barges that were locking through the dam. Earlier, four recreation boaters were killed on Wilson Lake when a barge struck their 32-foot…

19 Apr

Tanker officer fined C$20,000 for fatal explosion in 2006

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(ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland) -- The senior officer of the MV Kometik has been fined C$20,000 for labor violations that led to a fatal explosion aboard the tanker, CBC reported. A deckhand died and a welder was disfigured in the 2006 accident in Conception Bay. In court this week, the senior officer accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty. Click here to view…

17 Apr

Cargo ship sinks off Puerto Rico; 11 mariners rescued

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- Coast Guard watch standers and the crew of a Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon Jet coordinated with the motor tanker Aegean Angel the rescue of 11distressed mariners aboard a life raft Tuesday, after their vessel sank 300 miles south of Puerto Rico…

15 Apr

Crewman missing from tanker off Bolivar, Texas

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The following is the text of a press release issued April 14 by the U.S. Coast Guard: (HOUSTON) -- The Coast Guard is searching for a 29-year-old crewman who went missing off a tanker near Bolivar, Texas today. A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston received a call at 5:05 a.m. from the agent of the tanker Chembulk New…

15 Apr

Tug’s tender boat capsizes off Guam; one man missing

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The following is a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (GUAM) -- Rescue units from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Guam Police Department, and Guam Fire Department are searching Hagatna Boat Basin for a man who has been missing since just before 6 a.m. April 4. The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Guam, has…

14 Apr

Collision between crewboat, barges injures 18 on Mississippi River

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(ANGOLA, La.) -- A collision between a crewboat and two barges on the Mississippi River injured at least 18 people, the Advocate newspaper and WBRZ News 2 of Baton Rouge reported. The crewboat was ferrying prison employees across the swollen river. The Helen G. Calyx sustained a large hole in its hull, above the waterline, and did not sink. …

09 Apr

Barge strikes bridge fender after tug enters wrong span in dense fog

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A large fuel barge struck and damaged a San Francisco-area bridge fender after the tug captain followed the wrong green light in thick fog, the Coast Guard said. The 4,100-hp Pacific Wolf was towing the barge Cascades when the accident happened at about 1800 on Jan. 10. A second tug, Delta Deanna, was helping to escort the barge, which was…

09 Apr

Tour boat strikes rocks near Alcatraz Island

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The Coast Guard is investigating how a tour ferry got too close to Alcatraz Island and struck submerged rocks, denting its hull. The 90-foot Royal Prince scraped the rocks at about 1500 on Dec. 6, 2007. The vessel, operated by the Red and White Fleet, was giving a tour of Alcatraz to about 15 guests, the San Francisco company said.…