Case Study: Docking Pilot’s Actions Cited In Probable Cause of Allision

G.M. McAllister underway before the accident

The National Transportation Safety Board issued Marine Accident Brief 20/37 Tuesday 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 Elizabeth River, near Chesapeake, Virginia.

No injuries or pollution were reported in connection with the accident. Damage to the wharf was estimated at $1.47 million.

The undocking and transit to sea of the bulk carrier Ijssel Confidence was conducted with two...

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