Lessons Learned: Breakaway of Bulk Carrier and Subsequent Collision

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report on the bulk carrier Sirocco which broke away from its moorings and drifted in March 2023.

On March 27, 2023, about 0208 local time, the bulk carrier Sirocco broke free from its moorings at the Convent Marine Terminal, located at mile 160.9 on the Lower Mississippi River in Convent, Louisiana. The vessel drifted downriver and, at 0249, collided with a barge moored at the Mosaic Uncle Sam dock at mile...

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