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24 Oct

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge team recognized for safety innovation

Rich MillerTugboats & Towingsafety

(SEATTLE) — Saltchuk announced Monday that Mark Theriault, Cook Inlet Tug & Barge director of operations, will accept the 2021–2022 President’s Award for Innovation in Safety on behalf of his team. Theriault was nominated by Cook Inlet Tug & Barge President Jeff Johnson for his team’s man overboard recovery winch design and installation, as well as for new safety railings…

Tour boat holed, takes on water in Thousand Islands grounding

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsCanada, casualty, safety

Island Queen III was on a cruise in the Thousand Islands area of the St. Lawrence River when it made contact with the bottom, causing enough damage to flood the vessel’s steering compartment. No injuries were reported, but an investigation revealed safety deficiencies involving life jackets and evacuation procedures. Not long after departing Kingston, Ontario at 1237 on Aug. 8,…

Shipbuilding News, September 2020

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Shipbuildingawards, maritime news, news, riverboats, safety, shipbuilding, tugboats

Shipbuilders council announces 2020 safety awards The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has recognized more than a dozen U.S. shipyards for safety efforts during the past year. The awards are available to member shipyards that submit injury and illness surveys, have zero fatalities over the course of the year, demonstrate fewer recordable safety incidents than the SCA average, or reduce…