USCG aircrew rescue five from grounded tug
MARCH 3, 2017 — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk crew rescued five people aboard a tug that ran aground on the Mariposa Reef on the south side of Strait
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Coast Guard responds to Alaska tug grounding
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan Response Boat—Medium crew and Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan pollution team responded to the tug boat Samson Mariner when it ran aground while towing
Savage buys Settoon Towing’s liquid tank barges
FEBRUARY 8, 2017 — Savage Inland Marine, LLC, a subsidiary of Savage Companies, has agreed to purchase marine assets from Settoon Towing, LLC’s Liquid Bulk division that include 35 towboats and 63
Harley Marine announces names for ATB units
JANUARY 20, 2017—Harley Marine Services, Seattle, WA, has announced the names for two Articulated Tug & Barge (ATB) units currently under construction at Gunderson Marine in Portland, OR, and Conrad Shipyard, Morgan
Canadian repairs to barge raise coastwise privilege question
JANUARY 4, 2017 — In addition to all the other problems Kirby Corporation faced when one of its ATBs ran aground in British Columbia waters in October (see earlier story) was that
Tug sale takes Marcon past million horsepower milestone
DECEMBER 29, 2016 — Shipbroker Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, has passed a notable milestone. Over the last 35 years it has brokered 322 tugs for sales or charter, totaling 1,005,657 HP.
Appeals Court orders acquittals in 2005 barge explosion case
DECEMBER 15, 2016 — The United States Court of Appeals sitting in Chicago on December 12 exonerated Egan Marine Corp. for a January 2005 explosion on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Marcon brokers sale of icebreaking deck cargo barge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016 — Marcon International, Inc., Coupeville, WA, reports the sale of the 205.0′ x 90.0′ x 15.0′ depth former ice-strengthened, icebreaker/cargo barge Arctic Endeavor from Crowley Marine Services of Seattle,
Bisso Marine completes GoM saturation diving campaign
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 — Houston-headquartered Bisso Marine reports that it has successfully completed a two‐month saturation diving campaign in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Using its 415 ft (126.4m) x 100 ft
Spill from grounded Kirby ATB threatens BC clam beds
OCTOBER 14, 2016 — A Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge southbound from Alaska ran aground at Edge Reef, in Seaforth Channel near Athlone Island, British Columbia just after 1 a.m. PT, yesterday. Although