26 Jun

While docking, containership loses control, clips crane and knocks it off its track

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Publication > Professional Mariner
A Horizon Lines containership went out of control and struck a shore-side crane while docking at a terminal near Houston. The 700-foot Horizon Challenger damaged the crane, which was on a dock at the APM Terminals facility at Barbours Cut in La Porte, Texas. The accident occurred at 0537 on April 14 while the 18,775-gross-ton ship was docking, according to…
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26 Jun

Ohio River bridge closed after being hit by pushboat and tow during rush hour

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A barge being pushed downstream by a towboat struck a highway bridge over the Ohio River, causing seven barges to break free and forcing officials to close the bridge during rush hour. The 113-foot Yvonne Conway was guiding 12 empty barges south at 1705 on March 18 when one of the barges struck the U.S. 41 Twin Bridges in Henderson,…
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26 Jun

Second cruise ship in 5 months experiences generator fire, blackout off coast of Mexico

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For the second time in just five months, a cruise ship loaded with passengers has experienced a blackout off the coast of Mexico. The incidents, both of which involved generator fires, may prompt marine engineers to rethink redundancies inside ships' engine rooms. Ocean Star Pacific, on only its fifth day of service with a new owner, lost power and went…
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26 Jun

Watch-standers ensure smooth sailing at tight Port Everglades

Professional Mariner StaffPublication > Professional Mariner
Florida's Port Everglades resembles an airport, right down to a control tower overlooking the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIW) running between the port and a narrow barrier island that is the John U. Lloyd Beach State Park.   In a view from the bridge of the tugboat Vicki M. McAllister, the Seabulk Towing vessel St. Johns assists containership Asian Sun at…
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26 Jun

Three from menhaden boat killed in collision with containership

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Three fishermen were killed when a commercial pogy boat collided with a cargo ship in Mississippi Sound. The refrigerated containership Eurus London was outbound from Gulfport, Miss., on May 18 when its bow plowed into the side of the inbound FV Sandy Point, which sank quickly, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Thirteen of the fishing boat's 16 crew were rescued…
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Two former Hawaii Superferry catamarans added to Navy fleet
25 Jun

Two former Hawaii Superferry catamarans added to Navy fleet

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Publication > Professional Mariner
The U.S. Navy has added two ferries from the defunct Hawaii inter-island service to its heavy sealift fleet. The Navy paid $35 million to the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) for Alakai and Huakai, formerly owned by Hawaii Superferry Inc., and will likely add them to its growing fleet of high-speed sealift vessels available for fast response with the military or…
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