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Barge Worker Falls to His Death While Working on Mississippi River Bridge Building Project
Posted in Barge Accidents,Illinois Maritime News,Missouri Maritime News on April 5, 2012
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. – The body of a barge worker who fell into the Mississippi River while working on a bridge-building project on Wednesday, March 28, was recovered by search teams the following day. According to East St. Louis Police Chief, Michael Floore, divers found the body of 35-year-old Andy Gammon of Park Hills,… read more
Man Dies in Portland Barge Accident
Posted in Barge Accidents on February 20, 2012
A 57-year-old man was killed Sunday after falling into the chemical holding tank of a barge located on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, according to fire officials.
Louisiana Maritime Lawyer Sues ATLANTIC SOUNDING On Behalf of Jones Act Seaman
Posted in Barge Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Law,Maritime Lawsuits,Mississippi Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on February 9, 2012
U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT, La. – Louisiana maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent a 35 year Jones Act seaman from Columbia, Mississippi who was seriously injured while working as an employee of ATLANTIC SOUNDING.
Two Employees Drown in Work Boat Accident in Reserve La.
Posted in Barge Accidents,Fishing Vessel Accidents,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Accidents,Tug Boat Accidents,US Coast Guard (USCG) on January 5, 2012
RESERVE, La. – Two men were killed on Friday, Dec 30, when their 20 to 25 foot work boat, which was conducting river operations on the Mississippi River, capsized in what’s being called a “fleeting area” for barges.
Barge Worker Dies in Accident in Mentor, KY
Posted in Barge Accidents,Kentucky Maritime News,Maritime Accidents on December 20, 2011
MENTOR, KY – On Saturday, Dec 17, a barge worker was fatally injured while removing a loaded barge owned by Greater Cincinnati Marine, which was docked at the Black River Mine in Pendleton County. The victim was identified as Mr. Chris Mink, an employee of Greater Cincinnati Marine.
Female Barge Worker Critically Injured in Tugboat Accident in Bellevue NE
Posted in Barge Accidents,Jones Act,Maritime Accidents,Nebraska Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on December 12, 2011
BELLEVUE, NE – Colleen Bowen, 48, A female barge worker who worked for three years on a barge owned and operated by Western Contracting of Sioux City, Iowa, got sucked into the engine of a Missouri River tugboat last Thursday night on Dec. 8. The accident left Bowen in a medically induced coma at Creighton… read more
Ohio Barge Accident Still Under Investigation
Posted in Barge Accidents,Maritime Accidents,Ohio Maritime News on December 5, 2011
MASON, OH — Early Saturday morning on November 26, four barges, all loaded with coal, broke loose from American Electric Power’s M/V Buckeye State, but only one barge struck the pier as reported by Lt. Jason Coffey with the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Huntington. The Coast Guard is still conducting its investigation as to… read more
Indiana Barge Accident Results in Death of Crew Worker
Posted in Barge Accidents,Indiana Maritime News,Kentucky Maritime News on November 28, 2011
CANNELTON, IN – According to Indiana conservation officers, James Gamblin, 43, of Paducah, Ky. was working on the Ganis R. Brewer Barge, Monday night, Nov 21, when he died after the barge hit the wall of an Ohio River lock and he fell into the water.
Tugboat Pilot Sentenced to Year in Prison for Philadelphia Duck Boat Accident
Posted in Barge Accidents,Tug Boat Accidents on November 3, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Former tugboat pilot Matthew Devlin of Catskill, N.Y, was sentenced Tuesday, Nov 1, to a year and a day in prison for the fatal river crash in Philadelphia last year that killed two Hungarian students 16-year-old Dora Schwendtner and 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem.
Posted in Barge Accidents,Texas Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on October 10, 2011
HOUSTON, TX — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation team adopted the final report last Tuesday on the Jan. 23, 2010 collision in Port Arthur of the tanker Eagle Otome and towboat Dixie Vengeance that led to the largest Texas oil spill in more than two decades, according to federal transportation investigators.