Accidents

Five crew escape towboat sinking

Kirk Moore

The Marine Electric, shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard

WorkBoat Staff

Ocean Monarch at shipyard — The tugboat Ocean Monarch hauled out for repairs after it was damaged in a July 2017 grounding. Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Canada safety board cites crew fatigue in tug grounding

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard, FDNY respond to disabled tanker after fire at sea — The disabled Hong Kong-flagged tanker Feng Huang AO sits at anchor off New York City, Oct. 8, 2018. Coast Guard photo.

Asphalt tanker has second engine room fire near New York

Kirk Moore

AWO has released a document addressing best practices for cyberattacks and accidents. Ken Hocke photo

AWO releases cyber risk management practices for the tug, towboat and barge industry

WorkBoat Staff

nathanestewart-spill-canadian-coast-guard — Containment boom surrounds the partially submerged Kirby tug Nathan E Stewart, which ran aground in British Columbia on Oct. 13. Canadian Coast Guard photo.

Fatigue, sleep deprivation major factors in Northwest accidents

Kirk Moore

El-Faro-Wreck-NTSB — The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

Three years later, Congress moves for El Faro safety reforms

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire on Mississippi River — The towboat Jacob Kyle Rusthoven on fire in the Lower Mississippi River Sept. 12, 2018. Coast Guard photo.

Crew safe after Lower Mississippi towboat fire

Kirk Moore

CR McCaskill large — Three workers were injured when a dredge pipe burst on the CR McCaskill Sept. 3, 2018. Weeks Marine photo.

Three injured when dredge pipe bursts

Kirk Moore

Stretch Duck 7 salvage — Stretch Duck 7 is raised from Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo., July 23, 2018. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Lora Ratliff

NTSB reviews fatal duck boat video

Kirk Moore

Barge explosion hearings focus on Bouchard safety culture

Kirk Moore