Casualty News – Page 7 – Professional Mariner

29 Oct

Cargo ship spills fuel after striking pier at Port of Galveston

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil spill that occurred after a vessel struck a pier Tuesday near Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a call at approximately 9:50 p.m. reporting a discharge of fuel oil spilled by the cargo ship FWN Merchant near Pier 32 at…

17 Oct

Smoke from engine compartment prompts rescue of 45 off Guam

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsPassenger vessels, U.S. Coast Guard

(SANTA RITA, Guam) — Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and Guam Fire Department rescued 45 people from a disabled passenger vessel off Agat, Guam, on Oct. 10. At 9:30 a.m., Coast Guard watch standers received a notification on VHF-FM Channel 16 from Princess Guam, a 45-foot catamaran, reporting smoke coming from the engine compartment. Watch standers notified Guam Fire…

09 Oct

TSB: Overloaded barge led to crewmember overboard, loss of cargo

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsshipping, TSB

(QUEBEC CITY) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into a loss of cargo and a person who fell overboard in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut. On Oct. 27, 2023, the barge Tasijuaq was being used for transshipping cargo from the vessel Sivumut to the Port of Iqaluit, Nunavut, with the assistance of tugboats. During the…

29 Sep

Sunken WWII-era yacht raised, taken to Port Townsend

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsmegayachts, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — A unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, and Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has concluded its response to the 108-foot vessel Cairdeas, which sank in Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton on Sept. 7. On Saturday, responsibility for continued actions and custody of the vessel was transferred to the DNR. After being raised,…

29 Sep

Salvors complete recovery of fallen containers at Port of Long Beach

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsPorts, Salvage, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The unified command on Friday announced that all 95 containers that fell overboard from the cargo vessel Mississippi at Pier G have been recovered in and around the Port of Long Beach. Early counts for the number of containers overboard increased from the original estimate as some units were crushed, submerged or hidden from view in…

20 Sep

Tugboat leaks fuel after sinking at Bremerton Marina

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsSalvage, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — A unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Washington Department of Ecology was established Friday in response to a tugboat sinking at the Bremerton Marina. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received an initial pollution report from the National Response Center regarding the 130-foot tugboat Dominion, which sank at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. It was reported…

19 Sep

Historic Lake Michigan ferry damaged in docking accident

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty Newsferries, Ports

(MASON COUNTY, Mich.) — The historic Lake Michigan ferry S.S. Badger sustained damage to its stern sea gate after hitting a moored sister ship Wednesday in Ludington Harbor, MLive.com reported. Badger struck S.S. Spartan about 6:50 p.m. while docking, officials said. No passengers were injured. Marine engineers assessed the damage to determine what repairs were needed to safely continue operations.…

19 Sep

Salvors making progress in recovery of Long Beach containers

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsPorts, Salvage, shipping

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The unified command continues to make progress in salvage operations at the Port of Long Beach following the cargo vessel Mississippi container incident that occurred Sept. 9. The Container Recovery Group, working alongside salvage crews and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), has recovered 54 containers from the pier and water, up from…

18 Sep

Coast Guard rescues 49 after Oregon tour boat loses propulsion

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(ASTORIA, Ore.) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled Wednesday along the coastal bar near Newport, Ore. The captain of the 62-foot Discovery sent out a mayday call to the Coast Guard after the vessel began producing excessive smoke and lost propulsion while in between the Yaquina Bay jetties…

12 Sep

World War II-era yacht sinks near Bremerton

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsSalvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — A unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, and Washington Department of Natural Resources has been established to respond to a sunken 108-foot vessel in Sinclair Inlet near Bremerton, Wash. Cairdeas is a wooden hull World War II-era yacht. The Coast Guard received initial reports that the vessel was sinking on Sunday afternoon.…