(HOUSTON) — The Coast Guard suspended its search Friday for a missing crewmember from the tanker Sagami. Approximately 2,823 square miles were covered over 48 hours with four aircraft and two vessels. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received the…
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — The captain of a dive boat that caught fire last year off the coast of Santa Barbara was indicted Tuesday on 34 counts of negligent manslaughter, National Public Radio (NPR) reported. Thirty-three passengers and one crewmember…
Four crewmembers died and at least six others were injured when the dredge Waymon L. Boyd became engulfed in fire while working in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. State and federal agencies are still investigating the incident, but the…
Seamanship errors, fatigue cited in fatal collision of destroyer The 2017 collision of the destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the containership ACX Crystal stemmed from failures by the Navy ship’s bridge team in the minutes leading to impact, federal investigators said. Seven…
Before dawn on Sept. 2, 2019, a crewman aboard the dive boat Conception awoke to a strange sound. He investigated and found the vessel’s salon compartment, one deck below, aglow with fire. He awoke four co-workers sleeping nearby, and…
• Most of the victims on Conception were awake but could not escape the bunk room before all were overcome by smoke inhalation. • The source of ignition was not confirmed, although the electrical distribution system of the vessel, unattended…
While the salvage of the sunken vehicle carrier Golden Ray was delayed for months due to COVID-19 and the hurricane season, analysis by the U.S. Coast Guard has determined a possible cause for the rollover: a combination of vehicles…
The lack of “early and effective communication” led to the collision of a bulk carrier and towboat during a passing maneuver on the Lower Mississippi River, injuring three mariners and causing a fuel spill, according to National Transportation Safety…
Island Queen III was on a cruise in the Thousand Islands area of the St. Lawrence River when it made contact with the bottom, causing enough damage to flood the vessel’s steering compartment. No injuries were reported, but an investigation…
(BOSTON) — The Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a disabled 108-foot barge off Point Judith, R.I., on Wednesday. At 8:17 a.m., watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Mass., received a call via VHF…
(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Marine Accident Brief 20/37 for its investigation of the Sept. 23, 2019 accident involving the tugboat G.M. McAllister and the NGL Energy Partners wharf on the Southern Branch of the…
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — The Coast Guard suspended the search Monday for a man who went missing after falling overboard near Blount Island on Sunday. Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received notification at approximately 3 a.m. Sunday from the…
