Tugboats and towing – Page 17 – Professional Mariner

16 Jan

Tug adrift, crew rescued after towline fouls props off Maryland

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualties, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven people Saturday from a disabled and adrift tug towing a barge 30 miles offshore from Ocean City, Md. A crewmember aboard the tug Legacy notified watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday that while towing a 290-foot barge from New Jersey to Guyana, a 1,000-foot…

05 Jan

ATB tug partially sinks at pier in Port of Milwaukee

Rich MillerCasualty NewsTugboats and towing

(MILWAUKEE, Wis.) — The U.S. Coast Guard responded Monday after it was reported that the towing vessel Michigan was sinking in the Kinnickinnic River in the Port of Milwaukee. The National Response Center reported the incident to Coast Guard watch standers at 11:27 a.m., stating that the 112-foot tug – part of an articulated tug-barge (ATB) with the petroleum carrier…

29 Dec

Regional Exam Center in St. Louis reopens to mariners

Rich MillerLicensing & Trainingbrownwater, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — Regional Examination Center (REC) St. Louis has reopened for examination and counter services. Specific information regarding the REC’s physical address, hours of operation, and entry requirements can be found on the REC St. Louis website. Mariner examination services will continue to be provided by appointment only. Examination appointment requests may be emailed to [email protected] and should include…

16 Dec

Senate passes WRDA 2022 with key cost-share provision

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing

(WASHINGTON) — The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 passed in the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 83-11. It was included as part of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed in the House of Representatives on Dec. 8. It now heads to President Biden for his signature. WRDA 2022, which remains…

21 Nov

Genset failure, loss of steering cited in Lower Miss. grounding

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing

(WASHINGTON) — An electrical generator set failure aboard a towboat and subsequent loss of steering led to the grounding of barges near Greenville, Miss., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined. The towing vessel Marquette Warrior was pushing 35 loaded dry cargo barges down the Lower Mississippi River on Nov. 21, 2021, when several barges grounded on the riverbank.…

11 Nov

NTSB: Loss of rudder effectiveness led gas carrier to strike tug

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing

(WASHINGTON) — A state licensed pilot from the Sabine Pilots took navigational control of the liquefied petroleum gas carrier Gas Ares as it was heading to a loading dock on the Neches River. Due to wind conditions, the pilot planned to have an escort tug for the transit through the Sabine Neches Canal and Neches River. After the pilot arranged…

21 Oct

Barges back up as Mississippi River keeps dropping

Rich MillerMaritime Newsbrownwater, Navigation, Tugboats and towing

(WASHINGTON) — Water levels on the Mississippi River normally decline in the fall and winter, but not by nearly as much as they did in October. Lack of rain in the Ohio River Valley and Upper Mississippi River Valley in recent weeks caused river water to drop to levels not seen in more than a decade along key parts of…

21 Oct

Markey closes investment to expand 100-year-old business

Rich MillerIndustry NewsDeck equipment, Tugboats and towing

(SEATTLE) — Markey Machinery, which for over 100 years has established itself as a global leader in the marine deck equipment and winch industry, has closed a growth investment with Christian Schiller and Brian Bogen. Markey will continue to operate from its current Seattle production facility and office, with all employees remaining on board. Current CEO Blaine Dempke will continue…

05 Oct

Low water in Lower Mississippi causes multiple groundings

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEW ORLEANS) — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to respond to multiple barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River. There are reports of barge groundings Tuesday near Stack Island, Miss., with a waterway restriction from mile marker 478 to 492, and Memphis, Tenn., with a waterway closure from mile marker 686 to 676. "Due to…

24 Aug

ABS verifies design of Foss tug with autonomy system

Rich MillerMaritime Newstechnology, Tugboats and towing

(BOSTON) – Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system aboard the Foss Maritime tugboat Rachael Allen has achieved a key milestone. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) verified the design of the Foss harbor tug outfitted with the system. This follows the established process of new technology qualification, document evaluation in accordance with ABS Rules and Guides, and a successful product…