Texas mariner dies after falling from tugboat near Jacksonville

Texas mariner dies after falling from tugboat near Jacksonville

A Texas man working on a tugboat in Jacksonville, Fla., died after falling into the St. Johns River while trying to board a dredge barge. Oziel Martinez, 41, fell from the tugboat Pops at about 0300 on Nov. 22 while attempting to step onto the clamshell dredging barge New York. Martinez was not wearing a life jacket and did not…
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Tow hits anchored pontoon boat in North Carolina, killing one

One recreational boater died and another was injured when a tugboat pushing a single barge hit an anchored pontoon boat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Beaufort, N.C. The barge, pushed by the 94-foot John Parrish, hit the pontoon boat outside the navigation channel at about 1300 on Nov. 3, said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dan Schrader. Both people on…
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Three crew rescued from barge after tugboat sinks off RI coast

Three crew rescued from barge after tugboat sinks off RI coast

Three mariners sought refuge on a deck barge after their tugboat took on water near Point Judith, R.I., and they were unable to keep up with the flooding. The 46-foot Warthog was towing the unidentified 108-foot barge west toward Long Island Sound on Nov. 25 when the tug encountered trouble. A female crewmember called for help at 0817 before all…
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