Pilot Error Causes LPG Carrier Collision With Docked Tugs

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a November 25, 2021 incident involving a 754-foot-long, 106-foot-wide LPG carrier, the Gas Ares, that led to more than $1 million in damages.

Vessel collision

The vessel was transiting upbound on the Neches River in Port Neches, Texas, when it struck the outermost of two harbor tugs moored alongside the no. 1 loading dock at the Motiva Port Neches Terminal.

The tug Sabine was outboard on the channel side with the tug Florida...

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