Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

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Capt. Harold Newby, Excell Marine

February 21, 2020

Growing up on the banks of the Ohio River in Cloverport, Ky., Harold Newby was around boats, but he didn’t always see them as a career path. “My… Read More

Barges Scattered, No Damage In Bridge Hit

February 1, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after a towing vessel with 15 barges of coal hit an Ohio River bridge in northern Kentucky, west of Cincinnati. No damage… Read More

Nestlehutt Chosen As Seamen’s Church Institute’s Next Executive Director

January 27, 2020

The Rev. Mark S. Nestlehutt will be the new president and executive director of the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey. The organization’s board… Read More

STI Offers Watertight Firestop System STI Marine Firestop’s new MPACT Pipe and Cable System uses a noncombustible filler blanket and a hybrid polymer sealant with a sleeve to prevent fire suppressants from leaking around pipes and cables and losing their effectiveness. It can be used to create fire boundaries and watertight fire boundaries. (Photo courtesy of STI Marine Firestop)

STI Marine Firestop’s new MPACT Pipe and Cable System uses a noncombustible filler blanket and a hybrid polymer sealant with a sleeve to prevent fire suppressants from leaking around pipes and cables and losing their effectiveness. It can be used to create fire boundaries and watertight fire boundaries. (Photo courtesy of STI Marine Firestop)

STI Offers Watertight Firestop System

January 27, 2020

Designed to be both fast and flexible, STI Marine Firestop’s new MPACT Pipe and Cable System is a watertight sealing system for pipe and cable penetrations through fire-rated bulkheads… Read More

Asian Carp Seminar Presents Info On Eradication Efforts

Silver carp jump on the Cumberland River just below Barkley Dam during a Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources electrofishing expedition in July 2019. Electrofishing typically stuns fish for a few seconds before they regain mobility and swim away, but silver carp are known to jump from the water when startled by the electrical current. The electrofishing is one of a variety of ways KDFWR is trying to remove the invasive carp that can pose dangers for people and equipment.

Asian Carp Seminar Presents Info On Eradication Efforts

January 24, 2020

The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) has increased staff and is employing innovative new methods to try to reduce the number of Asian carp already in… Read More

Nine Projects Receive Marine Highway Grants A crane lifts a container into a barge at the Paducah Riverport. A recent marine highways grant the port received is for the purchase or lease of equipment as an initial step toward beginning regularly scheduled container on barge service between Paducah and Baton Rouge, La. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

A crane lifts a container into a barge at the Paducah Riverport. A recent marine highways grant the port received is for the purchase or lease of equipment as an initial step toward beginning regularly scheduled container on barge service between Paducah and Baton Rouge, La. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

Nine Projects Receive Marine Highway Grants

January 10, 2020

New Paducah–Baton Rouge Project To Receive $480,000 Grant money from the Maritime Administration’s America’s Marine Highway Program will help fund more than $7.5 million for nine projects, including one… Read More

CG: Operator Falling Asleep Caused Yacht Club Allision

December 20, 2019

A Coast Guard investigation has determined a “mate on-watch” falling asleep at the controls caused a tow to hit a Cincinnati-area floating restaurant and marina. The… Read More

PTF Boat To Train Chaplains, Scouts … If It Can Catch A Ride In its most recent role, PTF-26 has served as a training ship for sea scouts in northern California.

In its most recent role, PTF-26 has served as a training ship for sea scouts in northern California.

PTF Boat To Train Chaplains, Scouts … If It Can Catch A Ride

December 13, 2019

The last of the Vietnam War-era fast patrol boats is seeking a new home in Paducah, Kentucky, for use training chaplains and sea scouts. Seamen’s Church Institute senior… Read More

Workshop Set For Cordell Hull Lake Plan Revisions

November 29, 2019

Planned revisions to the Cordell Hull Lake Master Plan will not alter changes to water control or shoreline management and leases along the impoundment of its stretch of the… Read More

Nashville Engineer District Holds Fall Navigational Meeting More than 30 people crowd into a meeting room at the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office Nov. 14 for the Fall Semi-Annual Navigation Meeting. The meeting included timetables for construction projects that could affect navigation on the inland waterways. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

More than 30 people crowd into a meeting room at the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office Nov. 14 for the Fall Semi-Annual Navigation Meeting. The meeting included timetables for construction projects that could affect navigation on the inland waterways. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Nashville Engineer District Holds Fall Navigational Meeting

November 22, 2019

A crowd of more than 30 people squeezed into the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office November 14 to hear about upcoming plans affecting river navigability in the coming months… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne