02 Mar

Cruiseship propeller sinks tug

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
A harbor tug assisting in docking maneuvers of a cruiseship at the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal was sunk following a collision with the ship's propeller. The hull of the tug Jupiter was slashed by the prop of the 31,790-gt Big Red Boat III at 0700 June 10, 2000. Jupiter was immediately grounded deliberately by the four-person crew on…
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02 Mar

Three Russian crewmen charged with manslaughter in sinking of U.S. fishing boat

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The United States charged three crewmembers of a Russian tanker with manslaughter, following a collision with a Maine-based fishing boat that left three fishermen dead. Virgo lies at anchor in Placentia Bay outside Come By Chance, Newfoundland. The Cypriot-flagged ship with a Russian crew was detained and searched by Canadian police. Starbound, an 83-foot, steel-hull trawler, was heading to Rockland,…
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02 Mar

Crewmember drowns after barge trips tug

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
One crewmember was killed after a tugboat was capsized by its own barge at the entrance to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Bay Titan capsized at the entrance to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal after being tripped by its own towline and barge while trying to turn into the canal. One crewman drowned. The barge apparently surged past Bay Titan…
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02 Mar

Containership crashes into Norfolk pier

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The 960-foot container ship, Katsuragi, crashed bow first into a pier at Norfolk International Terminals after the ship was unable to complete a turn in time. The bulbous bow of Katsuragi embedded itself under the wharf at a Norfolk terminal after the ship failed to make a turn. The collision caused $300,000 damage to the ship and $500,000 to the…
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