The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its marine accident brief June 13 on the fatal capsizing of the mv. Natalie Jean on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans,… Read More
Louisiana
With high river continuing for what will be an unprecedented duration, attendees at the Marine Industry Day 2019 expressed concern about the impact of a combined high water and storm… Read More
This week’s Old Boat Column image is a recent acquisition picturing the New Orleans wharf. Although not all of the steamboats can be identified, the two vessels at the far… Read More
For only the third time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will operate the Morganza Control Structure and Floodway beginning June 6. Operation of Morganza comes as a new crest… Read More
The rain keeps falling in the Midwest, which has seen the wettest year on record. And much of that runoff is bound for the Mississippi River, already in the midst… Read More
The Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council’s annual Marine Industry Day is set for May 30—the eve of hurricane season—and will be held at the Ace Hotel, located at 600… Read More
In response to a rapid rise in the Lower Mississippi River following heavy rains both regionally and upriver, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began operating the Bonnet Carré Spillway… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began a week-long public hearing Monday, March 6, at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., to gather evidence… Read More
With water from the springtime snowmelt and weather systems upriver heading downstream, gages along the Lower Mississippi River have started creeping up again, continuing an unusually long high water season… Read More
Leaders from Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, along with representatives of Martin Marine, gathered in Bourg, La., April 8, at Intracoastal Iron Works to christen the mv. Larry B. Whipple. Read More
