May 13, 2019 NTSB releases findings of probe into deadly barge fire in 2017 Written by Baird Maritime on May 13, 2019. Posted in Inland Tug Operations, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Tanker World. An explosion and fire aboard a barge was the result of a lack of effective maintenance and safety management of the vessel by the Bouchard Transportation Company, the .. Read More