Accidents

Coast Guard opens hearing into fatal Bouchard barge explosion

Kirk Moore

kirby-tug_nathan_e_stewart_submerged_heiltsuk_tavish_campbell — The Nathan E. Stewart lies partially submerged where it ran aground near Bella Bella, BC. Heiltsuk Nation photo by Tavish Campbell.

Canadian investigators fault six-on, six-off watches in tugboat sinking

Kirk Moore

Dredge fire — The dredge Jonathon King Boyd burns after striking a natural gas pipeline near Port O'Connor, Texas, April 17, 2018. Coast Guard video image.

Crew safe after dredge strikes Texas gas pipeline

Kirk Moore

rsz_dsc_7858 — The Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River at New Orleans after an oil spill on Thursday. Ken Hocke photo

Coast Guard reopens Mississippi River at New Orleans

Ken Hocke

Stephen L. Colby Response crews commence lifting operations — Response crews with the Stephen L. Colby Response began dewatering and lifting operations of the 154-foot sunken towboat near LeClaire, Iowa, Dec. 9, 2013. The Stephen L. Colby sunk in the Mississippi River near LeClaire Nov. 25 and response crews have b.

Coast Guard raises marine casualty report threshold to $75,000

Dale K. DuPont

M/V Ms Nancy C — The sunken towing vessel Ms Nancy C was building a tow at a fleeting area when it began taking on water at mile marker 832 of Everett Lake near Dyersville, Tennessee. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Lora Ratliff.

Tennessee towboat sinks despite crew’s effort

Kirk Moore

Towing accidents up slightly in 2016, report says

Kirk Moore

El Faro bridge NTSB — The bridge deck on the wreck of the El Faro, with damage notations from the National Transportation Safety Board final report. NTSB photo.

NTSB releases final El Faro report

Kirk Moore

George King USCG — On Jan. 26, the Coast Guard and local agencies continued to monitor the uninspected towing vessel George King after it experienced an engine fire on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. The fire has been extinguished and there are no reports of pol

Crew safe after Mississippi towboat fire

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Three dead in Kentucky towboat explosion

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One dead after Florida casino shuttle boat fire

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