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25 Jun

Towboat captain did not identify charted hazard before grounding

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(WASHINGTON) — A towing vessel grounded on a submerged jetty last year after the captain maneuvered too close to a bank of the Ohio River, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday. The tow vessel Tom Frazier was pushing 15 empty hopper barges near Portsmouth, Ohio, on Feb. 10, 2024, when the vessel grounded, damaging its hull plating, framing…

23 Jun

Jack Tanner Towing adds Serodino-built workboat

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(HAVANA, Ill.) — Jack Tanner Towing Co. has added the newly constructed 1368-hp Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel, to its fleet. Built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn., the vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi S6R engines, each delivering 684 horsepower at 1,800 rpm. Miss Hazel will operate primarily around Havana, Ill., supporting the company’s regional towing operations. The…

19 Jun

Blakeley to build third Tier 4 z-drive tug for Crescent Towing

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(MOBILE, Ala.) — Crescent Towing and Blakeley BoatWorks are continuing their partnership with plans to begin construction of Hull 115, a new 6,000-hp Tier 4 z-drive tugboat, at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile. It will be added to Crescent Towing’s Mississippi River ship-assist operations upon completion. This vessel will be the third in a series of 6,000-hp tugboats that Blakeley BoatWorks…

05 Jun

Mississippi River’s value in spotlight at FreightWeekSTL

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipping

(ST. LOUIS) — The outlook for commodities and the barge industry was front and center Thursday during a virtual FreightWeekSTL panel session hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway. Ken Eriksen, managing member and strategic adviser at Polaris Analytics & Consulting, highlighted the economic value of the Mississippi River Ship Channel and its significance to the freight industry and the…

04 Jun

FMT delivers Mitsubishi-powered towboat to Maritime Partners

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, propulsion

(HARVEY, La.) — Maritime Partners has added M/V Joan Pluck to its portfolio of inland towboats, supporting the company’s bareboat charter and vessel leasing services. Built by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, La., the new vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2-Y3MPTAW engines, each delivering 803 horsepower at 1,400 rpm. Joan Pluck follows a proven design found…

02 Jun

Coast Guard cites trip hazards in drowning of towboat deck hand

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(WASHINGTON) — On Jan. 25, 2019 at 2:42 p.m., the towboat Miss Bobbie Fugit reported a missing crewmember (deck hand) and declared a man overboard between Tennessee River mile 206 and 216. The missing deck hand was last seen at approximately 9:40 a.m. on the port bow of the towing vessel preparing materials and tools to splice lines. The deck…

23 May

Towboat grounded when pilot left helm for bladder break

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(WASHINGTON) — A pilot of a towing vessel on the Mississippi River left the helm unattended for several minutes, leading to a grounding near Thebes, Ill., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. While the towing vessel City of Louisville was upbound on the Mississippi River pushing 11 barges on July 29, 2023, it ran aground in a charted…

21 May

Hines takes delivery of first towboat in 11-vessel series

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(BOURG, La.) — Hines Furlong Line has taken delivery of the towboat Donny Mudgett, the first vessel completed in its 11-vessel newbuild program. Built at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La., Donny Mudgett is powered by three Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2-Y3MPTAW engines, each delivering 803 horsepower at 1,400 rpm. Donny Mudgett is the first of 11n vessels currently under construction…

05 May

Tanker collision causes barge breakaway on Lower Mississippi

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(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on April 29. Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 9:20 p.m. that the Panamanian-flagged tanker Isla de Bioko and the U.S.-flagged towboat Ginny…

05 May

NTSB cites exposed ducting in engine room fire on towboat

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(WASHINGTON) — A catastrophic engine failure led to a fire aboard a towing vessel on the Tennessee River last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. An engine room fire broke out on Jan. 30, 2024, aboard the towing vessel Johnny M, which was pushing four barges on the Tennessee River near Grand Rivers, Ky. The six crewmembers…