An articulated tug and barge (ATB) unit hit a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska, last year, leading to a grounding that caused $1.47 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board says.
The vessels comprising the ATB were the 79-foot tugboat Cingluku and the Jungjuk, a 185-foot-long-by-55-foot-wide deck barge fitted with a 30-foot-long- by-17-foot-wide bow ramp for loading and offloading cargo. Primarily used to transport containerized cargo and vehicles, both vessels were...