Baton Rouge, La.-based General Marine Services (GMS) christened its newest towboat, the mv. Syble Fay, February 15 at McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift’s fleet on the east bank of the… Read More
McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift
A brief lowering of high water allowed salvage teams to retrieve the sixth of nine sunken barges at McAlpine Dam before the water rose again, suspending operations. The barges were… Read More
Weeks Marine’s new $60 million cutter suction dredge, the JS Chatry, under construction at C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La., reached a major milestone November 27 when the… Read More
On September 12, Vicksburg, Miss.-based Big River Shipbuilding Inc.’s salvage and marine fire fighting unit was called to Mile 673 on the Lower Mississippi River near West Helena, Ark., to… Read More
After more than three months at the bottom of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, La., the mv. Natalie Jean was raised June 21 near the New Orleans General Anchorage,… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced earlier this month the conclusion of the agency’s investigation into a June 7, 2017, incident involving the breakaway of a moored crane barge… Read More
