maritime fatalities – Professional Mariner

01 Jun

Five die, eight missing after liftboat capsizes near Port Fourchon

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsCoast Guard, Gulf of Mexico, marine casualties, mariners, maritime accidents, maritime casualties, maritime fatalities, maritime news, NTSB, SEACOR Power

Five people died and eight others remain missing after a liftboat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico near Port Fourchon, La., after encountering hurricane-force winds while underway. The 234-foot SEACOR Power rolled over at about 1630 on April 13, roughly 7 nautical miles from the port. The vessel came to rest on the seafloor partially submerged. Winds had exceeded 80…

22 Dec

Texas mariner dies after falling from tugboat near Jacksonville

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsFlorida, Jacksonville, maritime casualties, maritime fatalities, Pops, St. Johns River, Texas, tugboat

A Texas man working on a tugboat in Jacksonville, Fla., died after falling into the St. Johns River while trying to board a dredge barge. Oziel Martinez, 41, fell from the tugboat Pops at about 0300 on Nov. 22 while attempting to step onto the clamshell dredging barge New York. Martinez was not wearing a life jacket and did not…