Four rescued after tug takes on water, grounds near Fort Lauderdale
04 Feb

Four rescued after tug takes on water, grounds near Fort Lauderdale

Rich MillerCasualty News,
(MIAMI) — Crews from Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations rescued four people from the grounded tugboat Sea Eagle and its barge Thursday approximately 3 miles east of Hillsboro Beach. CBP AMO rescue crews arrived on scene and picked up three people from the attached barge. Station Fort Lauderdale’s crew rescued…
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Construction begins on RAL-designed fuel barges for Port of Prince Rupert
31 Jan

Construction begins on RAL-designed fuel barges for Port of Prince Rupert

Rich MillerIndustry News, Shipbuilding,
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) has announced that construction of Wolverine Terminals’ two new marine fuel barges began in late 2021 at Damen Shipyards in Vietnam. The two new barges will be deployed for service at the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, commencing operations in 2023. The service will offer marine fuel of differing grades…
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Barge hits St. Johns River jetty, grounds after being towed away
01 Jun

Barge hits St. Johns River jetty, grounds after being towed away

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, , , , , , , ,
A barge carrying coal ash hit a jetty marking the entrance to the St. Johns River east of Jacksonville, Fla., with the breached vessel ultimately grounding more than a mile south on the Atlantic shoreline after being towed away.  The tugboat Margery had the 418-foot Bridgeport under tow when the barge hit a submerged section of the south jetty at…
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Classic tug takes on winter to prevent Mohawk Valley flooding
02 May

Classic tug takes on winter to prevent Mohawk Valley flooding

Professional Mariner StaffSeaways & Waterways, Tugboats & Towing, , , , , ,
Far too often, Erie Canal communities have been threatened by flooding in the spring due to the formation of ice jams. Tugboats might not be a solution most people would consider to mitigate the problem, but New York’s Reimagine the Canals program is now utilizing a tug to break up sheet ice along the route shared by the canal and…
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Bay State brothers find industry niche by making old into new
01 Dec

Bay State brothers find industry niche by making old into new

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing, , ,
Zero non-conformities is what you want to hear when the U.S. Coast Guard inspects your tugboat. Once you’ve prepared your vessel, the inspectors come aboard to peruse your paperwork. They ask you pointed questions, to which they expect straightforward answers. Perusal completed, they then scrutinize all of the related safety systems, from bilge to antennas — even the ship’s bell.…
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Weeks flagship dredge builds its name on Jersey shore
01 Oct

Weeks flagship dredge builds its name on Jersey shore

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towing, , ,
The winter of 2018 saw the trailing suction hopper dredge Magdalen vacuuming sand from a borrow site off the coast of Surf City, N.J., and pumping it ashore to replace a 20-foot-high dune reclaimed by the ocean during Hurricane Sandy’s hungry visit in 2012. The 356-foot dredge, built by Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Fla., had recently joined R.N. Weeks…
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11 Sep

Shipbuilding News, September 2020

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Maritime News, Shipbuilding, , , , , ,
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…
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