Professional Mariner – February 2022 – Page 3

Banana boats to barges, Gulfport Towing crews keep cargo moving in south Mississippi

Susan W. came to Gulfport after working on the Lower Mississippi River. Susan W. works Dole and Chiquita ships most weeks. Susan W. works Chiquita ship San Adriano. Deck hand Robert Shavers observes as trainee Tyler Schankin gets a line onto San Adriano. Susan W.s crew consists of (from left) Capt. Ken Skrmetta, deck hands Robert Shavers and Tyler Schankin,…

Containership loses boxes, then catches fire off British Columbia

Zim Kingston lost more than 100 containers while inbound to Vancouver, B.C. Dozens of containers within a single cargo bay burned. Days later, a row of cargo on the forward deck caught fire while the ship anchored near Victoria, B.C. Cargo from containers lost overboard washed up on Vancouver Island. Previous Next More than 100 containers fell overboard from the…