VIDEO: Grounded barge Defiant refloated and removed
A saga we have been following since 265-foot fuel barge Defiant grounded off Puerto Rico on Feb. 9 looks to be coming to a successful conclusion. The unified command managing response efforts
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VIDEO: Salvage plan for grounded barge Defiant approved
A unified command yesterday approved the final salvage plan to remove the grounded barge, Defiant, from the rocks off the San Felipe del Morro Castle shoreline, Puerto Rico. As we reported earlier, the
Pilot left helm: Towboat damage totaled $2M
When the pilot left the helm of a towboat unattended for 5 minutes, the consequences were costly, according to a just-releases National Transportation Safety Board report The incident involved the 138-foot long,
NTSB determines cause of Bonnie G grounding
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into the October 4, 2023, grounding of the former OSV Bonnie G, half a mile south of the Cyril E. King airport in
Grounded bulker Algoma Verity successfully refloated
U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District reported Saturday that the M/V Algoma Verity had been refloated and was moored at Tioga Marine Terminal, approximately two miles north of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Bridge on
Self-unloading bulker grounded twice, which proved expensive
In its second recent report on a Great Lakes bulker grounding incident, the National Transportation Safety Board has released its findings on an April 2023 incident in which the 1973-built, 667-foot-long, self-unloading
NTSB reports on $600,000 Great Lakes bulk carrier grounding
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a January 7, 2023, incident in which the 715-foot long, 1980-built Great Lakes bulk carrier American Mariner grounded on shoals, damaging three
NTSB reports on role of ECS in $1.47 million Alaska ATB grounding
An articulated tug and barge (ATB) unit hit a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska, last year, leading to a grounding that caused $1.47 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board
MAIB reports on a somewhat Jägermeister-assisted grounding
Over the years, there’s been much discussion about ECDIS-assisted groundings. A recently released accident report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) could just add the term “Jägermeister-assisted grounding” to maritime
VIDEO: Bonnie G fuel removal gets underway
The response to the Bonnie G grounding incident is making progress off Cyril E. King Airport, in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with fuel removal starting. The 195-foot Vanuatu-flagged RO/RO cargo vessel,