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Sleep deprivation can be deadly

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Leave your troubles at the dock - Part II

Back watch crew need to be sleeping before the sun comes up. Shutterstock photo

Lack of sleep is dangerous on the water

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The heat is on — Part I

The Dali with portions of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge across its forward deck and in the Patapsco River on March 28. NTSB photo.

Baltimore officials made a bad bet

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Ship assist work — Part 5 — Less is often more

Crescent Towing photo

Learn the vernacular

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How to use an assist tug

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A tug captain busy at work. WorkBoat file photo

The gambler — Part II

Long Beach tugs
Tugboats assist a containership at the Port of Long Beach. Port of Long Beach photo.

The gambler — Part I

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The State of Maine was christened in August 2025 and officially delivered on March 5, 2026. TOTE Services photo.
March 5, 2026

Third NSMV State of Maine delivered

The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the campus of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., as the site of a new training center expected to begin operations later in 2026. The existing facilities will support expanded training capacity under the service’s Force Design 2028 initiative. Birmingham-Southern College photo.
March 5, 2026

Coast Guard selects Alabama campus for new training center

The new vessel will support targeted water-based missions along the Allegheny River corridor serving Cheswick, Springdale Township, and East Deer Township communities. Friends of the Riverfront image.
March 5, 2026

Allegheny Valley Regional Police plan river patrol boat acquisition

Interlake Maritime Solutions’ 143' WWII-era tugboat Undaunted. Interlake Maritime Solutions photo.
March 5, 2026

Contractor hospitalized by tug’s fire suppression system discharge in Michigan

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