Exhausted Tugboat Captains Flag Accident Risk at Panama Canal

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On April 18, 2017, while transiting in the Panama Canal, the tugboat Cerro Santiago collided with the US Coast Guard cutter Tampa in Miraflores Lake, Panama, reports NTSB.

Damages to Stern

Although the tugboat was not damaged, the cutter sustained $170,018 in damage to the stern as well as to various systems in the steering gear room.

There were no causalities reported, nor was any pollution.

The Stage Setting

After conducting operations in the Pacific Ocean, the cutter Tampa was to transit...

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