Bridge hits ship

NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Usually it’s the other way round. But the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an accident in which a bridge hit a ship — and

Safety alert stresses importance of air draft

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued a Marine Safety Alert (09-14) entitled “Air Draft is Critical.” Following is the text: Air draft is a

NTSB issues alert on passenger vessel stairway hazards

JULY 8, 2013 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety alert on passenger vessel stairway hazards during docking and undocking. Falls in stairways caused serious injury in the January

Bayonne Bridge: Too many ships hitting span

APRIL 23, 2014 — USCG Sector New York has issued a bulletin noting that the Bayonne Bridge has been struck twice within the past four months by ships with an excessive air

NTSB issues final reports on three marine accidents

APRIL 21, 2014 — The September 2012 sinking of a wooden fishing vessel that was originally built as a World War II U.S. Navy submarine chaser is one of three marine accident

Tanker freed following bridge allision

APRIL 3, 2013 — The Coast Guard reports that the 473-ft tanker Harbour Feature was successfully freed at approximately 6 p.m., Monday after its allision with the Sarah Long Bridge, on the

Tanker hits Sarah Long Bridge

APRIL 1, 2013 — The Coast Guard has been responding to a 473-foot tanker that allided with the Sarah Long Bridge connecting Kittery, Maine to Portsmouth, N.H.., at approximately 1:30 p.m. today.

Coast Guard continues to respond to pipeline blaze

MARCH 13, 2013 —  In an update to an earlier statement, the Coast Guard says it continues to respond to the allision between a tug pushing a barge resulting in a pipeline

Massive blaze after tug hits pipeline

MARCH 13, 2013 — The Coast Guard is responding to an allision between a tug pushing a barge and a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans, Tuesday. A

Tanker that struck Bay Bridge is cleared to sail

JANUARY 11, 2013 — The U.S. Coast Guard has completed interviews, evidence collection, and a thorough safety inspection onboard the OSG oil tanker Overseas Reymar which has been anchored in San Francisco

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