In America, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently published their Safer Seas Digest 2020, a record of the 42 major incidents they investigated during t ..
Tag: Mississippi River
A bridge team’s lack of effective monitoring of their position while at anchor led to a cargo ship colliding with an anchored bulk carrier and striking a chemical d ..
Harvey, Louisiana-based operator L&L Marine Transportation recently welcomed a new vessel to its fleet of towboats built for sailings along the Mississippi River and ..
The lack of accurate tow size information and two pilots’ insufficient radio communication led to a fatal collision between two towing vessels in the Lower Mississi ..
American Cruise Lines has taken delivery of a new riverboat from Maryland-based Chesapeake Shipbuilding. American Melody will sail on its inaugural cruise along the Missi ..
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District has formally named Quincy, the newest vessel to join its fleet of inland tugs. Built in 2008 by Orange Shipbui ..
Deputies of the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office (WFPSO) in Louisiana have responded to reports of a person floating in the Mississippi River near the mouth o ..
Parker Towing, a family-owned towage company from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, christened the newest addition to its fleet of river vessels on Friday, July 23. Jared Phillips, na ..
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District headquartered in Illinois recently added a vessel to its fleet of heavy-lift crane barges used on projects alo ..
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