A captain assuming a watch immediately after waking led to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) s ..
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A captain who assumed a watch immediately after waking was likely experiencing sleep inertia, leading to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, says the National Transportation Safety Board.
On March 22, 2021, the towing vessel Ava Claire was transiting westbound pushing two fully loaded tank barges in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Intracoastal City, La. After entering the Leland Bowman Lock, the bow of the lead barge struck a closed lock gate, damaging and...
Harvey, Louisiana-based operator L&L Marine Transportation recently welcomed a new vessel to its fleet of towboats built for sailings along the Mississippi River and ..
Callan Marine was recently awarded a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract for maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, from Rollover Pass to the ..
The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a towing vessel that ran aground on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 99, near Berwick, La., Monday.
Watchstanders at Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay received a report at approximately 10 p.m., Sunday, that the towing vessel Miss Odessa, carrying six hopper barges filled with rock, ran aground. The barges are reportedly owned by American Commercial Barge Line.
The Miss Odessa was reportedly transiting southbound on the Atchafalaya River...
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