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Tugboat Strikes Historic Brooklyn Bridge
Posted in New York Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on March 14, 2012
A crane barge being towed on NY’s East River Tuesday accidentally struck the bottom of the historic Brooklyn Bridge causing a nearly 50 foot long gash in the metal scaffolding used by crews working to repaint the bridge.
Tugboat Nearly Capsizes in Portsmouth, NH – Dramatic Video
Posted in Maritime Accidents,Tug Boat Accidents on March 6, 2012
Check out this dramatic video from Portsmouth, NH. The filmer says he was shooting removal and restoration work on Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, NH when the tugboat Miss Stacy, while guiding a barge to catch debris from the removal, got jammed up against the bridge in the strong current of the Piscataqua River.
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.
Towing a Jack-Up Drilling Rig in the Gulf of Mexico (VIDEO)
Posted in Gulf Coast,Tug Boat Accidents on January 26, 2012
Check out these videos shot by a crew member of the M/V Tara Crosby on location in the Gulf of Mexico as three tugboats tow a jackup rig to an oil well. The videos offer a rare glimpse into the lives of mariners working to support offshore oil and gas operations in the U.S. Gulf… read more
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.
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
Maritime Lawyer Sues SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES on Behalf of Injured Tugboat Captain
Posted in Jones Act,Maritime Accidents,Maritime Lawsuits,Tennessee Maritime News,Tug Boat Accidents on December 8, 2011
U.S.D.C. EASTERN DISTRICT, TN – Maritime lawyer, Gordon & Elias, LLP, represent a 52 year old tugboat captain from Orlinda, Tennessee who was seriously injured while working as an employee of SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
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.
Tugboat Fire Breaks Out on Dickinson Bayou at Robinson Docks in San Leon, TX
Posted in Maritime Accidents,Tug Boat Accidents on October 13, 2011
SAN LEON, TX — A fire broke out in the engine room of a tugboat Late Monday afternoon, Oct 10, on the shores of Dickinson Bayou in San Leon, TX. Two volunteer firefighters escaped serious injury when the fire flashed over them while battling the blaze.
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.