A pilot did not effectively compensate for outdraft current, causing a barge tow to strike a vane dike last year while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, Ky. Read More
Accidents
Shortly after midnight on April 25, 2023, the mv. Ovide J was pushing a pair of loaded crude oil barges to Chalmette Refinery’s dock, located near Mile 89 on… Read More
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report dated January 14 determined the probable cause of a July 4, 2023, allision between the mv. Kitty’s lead barge and Algiers Lock,… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released details of its investigation into the September 12, 2023, allision between the mv. John 3:16 and an industrial cargo pier on the… Read More
About 2 p.m. on July 19, Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston notified U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston of a towboat that capsized and sank in the Houston Ship Channel about a… Read More
A strong outdraft current above the McAlpine Dam during high-water conditions led to the mv. Queen City’s tow hitting a mooring cell in March 2023, pinning three barges against… Read More
Work to raise a sunken barge continued May 15, nearly a week after a tow struck the Fort Madison, Iowa, bridge over the Mississippi River on May 9. Read More
Campbell Transportation Company has retrieved the final two barges that had lodged against Emsworth Locks and Dam following a 26-barge breakaway in the Pittsburgh area. One barge remains… Read More
On the morning of May 15, a barge struck the Pelican Island Causeway Bridge to Pelican Island near Galveston, Texas, partially collapsing a rail trestle that ran alongside the… Read More
A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi… Read More
