Crews work to remove methanol barge from dam. The barge was successfully lightered and removed with no leaks. (Photo by Jay Rickman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) A… Read More
Accidents
More than a week after barges broke loose from a tow and became pinned against McAlpine Dam, a salvage crew was preparing to begin pumping 1,400 metric tons of… Read More
The locks at McAlpine Locks and Dam reopened the evening of March 28, roughly 17 hours after barges broke loose from a vessel and became pinned against… Read More
Note: This is an updated version of a story that was posted the morning of March 29. The locks at McAlpine Locks and Dam reopened the evening of… Read More
The mv. Robert Cenac, a 60-foot-long, 1,400 hp. towing vessel in Al Cenac Towing’s fleet, was pushing a 150-foot-long crane barge called the Mr. Dawg eastbound on the Gulf… Read More
The mv. Miss Mollye D, an 86- by 34-foot towboat built in 1961 by Towing Service Inc. in Greenville, Miss., was eastbound on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)… Read More
The failure to post a spotter in accordance with written company policy led to the collapse of a crane on the construction barge Carolyn Skaves on February 8, 2022,… Read More
First responders rescued six people from a towboat February 17 after it became stuck on a rock dike in the Lower Mississippi River near Columbus, Ky. Hickman… Read More
For nearly 50 years, the Steamboat Natchez has been one of the most recognizable and iconic vessels plying the waters in New Orleans’ busy harbor. The 236-foot-long, steam-powered sternwheeler… Read More
The cutter suction dredge W.B. Woods, owned and operated by Avondale, La.-based Wood Resources, capsized January 16 off the east bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of… Read More
