Casualty News

NTSB report on fatal barge blast faults Bouchard’s safety culture

After loading crude oil on the Lower Mississippi River, the articulated tug-barge Buster Bouchard and B. No. 255 sailed for Corpus Christi, Texas. Oil leaked from a forward cargo tank for most of that voyage, allowing fuel and vapors to build up in the forepeak, according to federal investigators.

by Casey Conley

Coast Guard updates marine casualty reporting forms

New versions that should now be used include the CG-2692 series

Ferry runs aground in Boston Harbor, injuring four

The incident involving M/V Lightning occurred off Long Island

'Substantial' repairs to sabotaged Canadian cutter could take years

CCGS Corporal McLaren, undergoing a refit, was cut from its cradle in Nova Scotia

Two civilian mariners die in accidents on MSC ships

The incidents occurred in the Arabian Sea and at a shipyard in Charleston, S.C.

NTSB cites insufficient training, inadequate bridge procedures in McCain collision

Ten Navy sailors died when the destroyer hit a tanker in the Singapore Strait

TSB: Incorrect rigging caused rescue boat to fall from ferry

Two Queen of Cumberland crewmembers were injured, one seriously, and the rescue vessel was damaged

Tug sinks at marina dock, spills fuel

Global Diving & Salvage leads responders to Meagan M in Port Townsend, Wash.

NTSB: Dredge crew not told about submerged pipeline

A dropped spud led to a puncture and fire that caused more than $7.3 million in damage

Kirby fined $2.2 million for British Columbia fuel spill

The tug Nathan E. Stewart ran aground after a crewmember fell asleep while alone on watch

Collision between fishing vessel, tanker attributed to improper lookout