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07 Apr

Four rescued from sinking tugboat in Gulf of Mexico

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The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (MOBILE, Ala.) -- The Coast Guard rescued four people from the tug boat, Ramrod, in the Gulf of Mexico, 90 miles south of Destin, Fla., Friday. Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call from a crewmember aboard the tug boat reporting the boat was taking on…

04 Apr

K-Sea barge runs aground on sandbar at mouth of Tampa Bay

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(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- A K-Sea fuel barge ran aground on a sandbar at the mouth of Tampa Bay, the Tampa Bay Newspapers Web site reported. The tug Yankee was moving the double-hull barge from Houston to Tampa when it got stuck on the sea bottom. The location is near Egmont Key. The Coast Guard is working with local environmental officials…

02 Apr

Barge sinks after bridge collision on Mississippi River

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The following is the text of two press releases issued April 1 by the U.S. Coast Guard: (VICKSBURG, Miss.) -- The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River to all maritime traffic from mile marker 422 to 440 here at approximately 12:30 a.m., today. The closure is a result of a sunken barge resulting from an allision between the…

02 Apr

Bulk ships collide, hulls damaged in icy Straits of Mackinaw

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The following is a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (ST. IGNACE, Mich.) -- The Coast Guard is investigating a collision between two vessels in the Straits of Mackinaw 15 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge March 28. No injuries and no pollution was reported. There was reported damage to both vessels, however neither vessel is taking…

02 Apr

Crewman falls overboard from 600-foot freighter in Gulf

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The following is the text of two press releases issued by the U.S. Coast Guard: (NEW ORLEANS) -- The Coast Guard is searching for Episanio Odavar, 39, who fell overboard from a 600-foot freight vessel, Vita Pride, 17 miles southeast of the Southwest Pass, Sunday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a man going overboard from a crewmember aboard…

01 Apr

Icebreaker, anti-sealing activist ship collide in Gulf of St. Lawrence

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(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) -- A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and a ship owned by a conservation activist group collided in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Associated Press reported. A fisheries official said the 321-foot icebreaker Des Groseilliers was grazed by the 177-foot Farley Mowat after the activist ship ignored an order to stay away from an icy area. The…

31 Mar

3 dead, 1 missing after icebreaking accident off Nova Scotia

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(ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE, Quebec) -- Three sea hunters were killed and one is missing after their trawlier capsized while a Coast Guard icebreaker was towing it, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported. The incident happened off the coast of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton. Witnesses said the sealing vessel was dragged into a large chunk of ice, and various agencies are investigating the actions of the icebreaker crew.…

27 Mar

TitanSalvage to remove New Carissa wreckage from Oregon beach

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(COOS BAY, Oregon) -- The grounded bulk carrier New Carissa, a curiosity along an Oregon beach since it wrecked in 1999, will be removed by a salvor, the Register-Guard newspaper of Eugene reported. TitanSalvage of Florida will do the work, which will cost an estimated $16.4 million. Titan will use barges with eight 300-ton hydraulic pullers in a "roll and cut"…

27 Mar

Two mariners seriously injured in heavy seas off New York

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The following is the text of a press release issued March 25 by the U.S. Coast Guard: (NEW YORK) -- Two severely injured mariners were medevaced from a 619-foot vessel anchored in Ambrose Channel at 3:20 p.m. today. One crewmember is reportedly suffering from a broken right leg, as well as injuries to his chin, knee and back. The…

25 Mar

4 dead, 1 missing after large fishing boat sinks off Alaska

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(DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska) -- Four officers died and a fifth man was missing after a large fishing boat sank in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper reported. Rescuers were able to save 42 others, who were in life rafts. The ship's officer didn't board the life rafts with the rest of their crew. Their frantic mayday call reported that the vessel's rudder…