NTSB reports of an engine room fire aboard a towing vessel.
Incident OverviewOn January 30, 2024, around 3:30 a.m. CST, a fire erupted in the engine room of the towing vessel while pushing four loaded barges near Grand Rivers, Kentucky, on the Tennessee River. The crew of six detected smoke and flames near the port main engine, attempted to fight the blaze with extinguishers, but were ultimately forced to abandon ship. A Good Samaritan vessel rescued all crew members. There were no injuries or...
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