NTSB reports on flooding of towing vessel moored at shipyard

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a May 17, 2020, incident in which the Blessey Marine towing vessel Alton St. Amant was found by a shipyard worker to

Federal charges in deadly Branson duck boat case may be dismissed

Kansas City National Public Radio station KCUR reported Friday that U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush has recommended that federal criminal charges be dismissed against three men indicted in relation to the

Two dead, two missing in Mauritius tugboat sinking

A Mauritius Port Authority (MPA) tug, the Sir Gaetan, sank yesterday in the course of assisting the continuing clean-up efforts following the grounding of the capesize bulker Wakashio. This morning, Mauritius media

USCG suspends search for two missing in deadly dredge fire and explosion

The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday for two missing crewmembers from the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd which caught fire in an incident first reported to officials at the Port of

NTSB issues report on triple towboat sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a July 5, 2019, incident in which three towboats and an unnamed deck barge—all owned by Hex Stone Inc., Louisiana, Mo.—that sank

VIDEO: Brazilian Navy supervises scuttling of giant ore carrier

Within days of being refloated by salvors, a 2016-built, 300,800 dwt ore carrier has been declared a constructive total loss (CTL), towed to deep water and sunk under supervision of the Brazilian

USACE dredge hits bridge, tender vessel sinks

On April 21, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s dredge Jadwin allided with the Highway 190 bridge pier in Baton Rouge, La. As a result of the allision, the

NTSB: Continued operation of Stretch Duck 7 in severe weather led to fatal sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said during a public board meeting Tuesday that the continued operation of amphibious passenger vessel Stretch Duck 7 during severe weather led to the fatal July

USCG again recommends that operators remove duck boat canopies

The Coast Guard is conducting a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the deadly July 2018 sinking of the DUKW-type amphibious vessel Stretch Duck 7 in which 17 people lost their lives.

NTSB sees complacency in barge strike on Natchez-Vidalia Bridge

NTSB issues report on towboat sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the sinking of the 1968-built towing vessel Tom Bussler, owned by McGinnis Equipment Company, Inc. and operated by National Maintenance & Repair

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