28 Feb

Bulker breaks loose from its mooring

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
One of the most dramatic stories to emerge from the chaotic events surrounding Hurricane Katrina involved the efforts of the 107-foot tug Mariam Walmsley Cooper to bring under control the handysize bulk carrier Chios Beauty, which had broken loose from its mooring on the east bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The Greek-owned, Panamanian-flagged ship of 34,291 deadweight…
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28 Feb

New Alaska high-speed ferry strikes mooring dolphin when departing Skagway

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Fairweather rubbed against the mooring lines of a nearby cruise ship and struck a mooring dolphin while departing Skagway, Alaska, on Sept. 21. Fairweather was delivered to the Alaska Marine Highway System in March 2004. Since going into service, the ferry has been operating on just three engines. The fourth has been inoperative because…
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28 Feb

Crew of cruise ship that hit reef faulted for failing to update charts

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The December 1998 grounding of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Monarch of the Seas on a coral reef off St. Maarten was the result of a series of operational errors on the part of the bridge team, a joint investigation between U.S. and Norwegian authorities recently determined. Most significantly, the investigation determined that the grounding was a direct result of…
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28 Feb

Crewman dies after OSV collideswith Tanker

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an April 28 collision between the oil tanker Genmar Strength and the offshore supply vessel René I, which resulted in the death of one of the OSV's crew. The bow of René I remains visible in the Sabine-Neches Ship Channel near the juncture with the Gulf of Mexico.    Image Credit: Courtesy U.S. Coast…
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27 Feb

Four of ship’s six cylinders were broken at time of grounding, NTSB reports

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
Selendang Ayu, shown here on Dec. 19, 2004, broke into two sections soon after grounding on Dec. 8, 2004, off Unalaska Island. [Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard] The report from the National Transportation Safety Board on the grounding of the 39,775-gt bulk carrier Selendang Ayu off the Aleutian Island of Unalaska has concluded that the incident was caused by the shutting…
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