U.S.-based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced plans for an 11,000 horsepower (HP) class inland towboat. ACBL has signed a contract with C&C Marine and Repair of Belle Chasse,…
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Entire U.S. Towing Vessel Fleet Inspected for Subchapter M Compliance as Phase-In Period Ends
The U.S. Coast Guard is marking the conclusion of the certificate of inspection phase-in period under Subchapter M towing vessel regulations. The long-awaited Subchapter M regulation went into effect in…
NTSB Determines Probable Cause in ‘Miss Dorothy’ Towing Vessel Fire
An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel started when diesel fuel spray hit an uninsulated section of the engine’s exhaust system, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday….
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-report-miss-dorothy-towing-vessel-fire/
USCG: How to successfully implement TSMS
In 2019, USCG marine inspectors detained 41 towing vessels for Code 30 deficiencies, reflecting a vessel’s failure to implement a Towing Vessel Safety Management System (TSMS) or a lack of familiarity with a TSMS.
Of those, 32% used the TSMS option and 68% used the Coast Guard option. Vessels that chose the Coast Guard option are not required to implement an SMS, and therefore may not be proactively managing safety as closely as those vessels that chose the TSMS option, USCG said.
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https://safety4sea.com/uscg-how-to-successfully-implement-tsms/
Skiff Strikes Towing Vessel, One Dead And One Missing!
- A 14-foot skiff with four members struck a towing vessel in the Port Allen Route.
- Two have been rescued while one remains missing.
- The body of a crew member was also recovered.
According to an article published in Safety4sea, a 14-foot skiff carrying four crewmembers struck a towing vessel.
What happened?USCG received a report on 10 February, it stated that a 14-foot skiff carrying four crewmembers from the ITV Melvin L. King struck a towing vessel and all four people entered the water at mile...
http://mfame.guru/skiff-strikes-towing-vessel-one-dead-and-one-missing/
One dead, one missing during towing vessel incident in Louisiana
On February 10, USCG received a report that a 14-foot skiff carrying four crewmembers from the ITV Melvin L. King struck a towing vessel and all four people entered the water at mile marker 41, in the Port Allen Route near Belle River, Louisiana. Two have been rescued, but one is still missing, while one body has been recovered.
Watchstanders at US Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report, that a 14-foot skiff carrying four crewmembers from the ITV Melvin L. King struck a towing vessel...
https://safety4sea.com/one-dead-one-missing-during-towing-vessel-incident-in-louisiana/
Coast Guard Closes Portion of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Due to Grounded Towing Vessel
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, Louisiana, Monday. Watchstanders at Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay received a report at approximately 10 p.m., Sunday, that the towing vessel Miss...
Three missing after towing vessels collide on Mississippi
The US Coast Guard and local agencies responded to a report of two towing vessels that collided on the Mississippi River at mile marker 123, near Luling, Louisiana, on January 26. After the collision, four crew were reported missing, but one was found.
Watchstanders at US Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report that the towing vessel RC Creppel and the towing vessel Cooperative Spirit had collided and that four members of the RC Creppel are missing.
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https://safety4sea.com/three-missing-after-towing-vessels-collide-on-mississippi/
NTSB releases 2018 lessons learned from marine accidents
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its Safer Seas Digest 2018: Lessons Learned from Marine Accident Investigations. The digest provides a summary of 30 marine accidents, the investigative findings of which were issued or adopted in 2018. These accidents involved contact with fixed objects, breakaways, sinkings, collisions, fires, floodings, groundings, and other vessel damage. The vessels ranged from personal crafts to oceangoing passenger ships and vehicle carriers.
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https://www.workboat.com/news/government/ntsb-releases-2018-lessons-learned-from-marine-accidents/
USCG approves ITOW as third party organization under Subchapter M
The US Coast Guard has approved Inland Towing Operators Working Together (ITOW) as a third-party organization (TPO) to carry out certain functions in accordance with Subchapter M, the Towing Vessel National Center of Expertise (TVNCOE) announced on 5 August.
In accordance with 46 CFR 139.110, classification societies that are recognized and/or authorized meet the requirements of a TPO.
These classification societies are approved by regulation to perform certain work as a TPO without further Coast...
https://safety4sea.com/uscg-approves-itow-as-third-party-organization-under-subchapter-m/