Deckhand fell asleep. Damage totaled $6 million
A deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel had fallen asleep before the tow struck a dock near Clatskanie, Oregon last year, the National Transportation Safety Board says. The result was
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NTSB: Crew’s quick action limited fire damage to towing vessel Desperado
The crew’s swift action limited damage to the towing vessel Desperado when a ruptured hydraulic hose spraying fuel on a hot engine led to a fire aboard 1982-built vessel when transiting Louisiana’s
NTSB reports on $2 million barge breakaway incident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the March 28, 2023, barge breakaway incident in an 11 barges under tow struck the Vane Dike mooring cell at the
NTSB reports on an expensive partial sinking of a moored towboat
Even a partial sinking can be expensive and the National Transportation Safety Board has just released its report on one that brought a nearly $178,000 repair bill. According to the NTSB, an
“Complacency” seen in $2 million barge strike on Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
Complacency in the workplace is widely recognized as a safety hazard and a towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year in the Mississippi River, the National
NTSB reports on an expensive collision between two barge tows
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a January 9, 2023 Lower Mississippi River collision between two barge tows that caused the barges in both tows to break free.
VIDEO: USCG responds to partially sunken towboat
The Coast Guard and partner agencies were yesterday contining to respond Monday to a discharge of diesel fuel from a partially sunken towboat near Florence, Ala. Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received
Scrap metal barge fire brings warning on lithium-ion battery dangers
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that lithium-ion batteries and other possible ignition sources could pose a fire safety issue in the transportation of scrap materials as cargo. The warning comes
Towboat pilot did not report $2 million bridge strike
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a December 23, 2021, incident in which a barge tow struck a highway bridge. Though the bridge incurred $2 million in damage,
NTSB reports on $700,000 fire on 64-year old towboat
An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was caused by overpressurization of the fuel day tank and a main engine fuel return system when a fatigued chief engineer inadvertently left the