Accidents

The 321' barge MMLP 321 was carrying 30,000 gallons of vacuum gas oil when it broke away from a tow at Galveston, Texas, May 15. The barge allided with a bridge on the Pelican Island causeway and a rail track collapsed. Coast Guard photo.

Galveston bridge closed after barge allision

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The Kodiak Enterprise docked before the April 2023 fire. Trident Seafoods photo.

NTSB: Fire detection system failed to warn onboard crew

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thumbnail_VCFD Conception 2 — Thirty-four passengers and crew died in the dive boat Conception fire. Ventura County Fire Department

Dive boat captain sentenced to 4 years for 34 fire deaths

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Bow Triumph at the Odfjell Terminal in Charleston on Sept. 8, 2022, showing damage to the vessel’s starboard side. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: Bank effect swung tanker into South Carolina pier

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The dredging vessel WB Wood engaged in dredging operations (with its spuds up) before the January 2023 capsizing. Wood Resources photo via NTSB.

NTSB: Undetected flooding, unsecured through-hull pipe led to dredging vessel capsize

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The Joanne Marie listing at the shipyard on the morning of June 25, 2023. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: Obstructed valve led to towing vessel flooding, partial sinking

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The barge crane Oyster Bay and other contracted salvors remove bridge wreckage from the Patapsco River to reopen the shipping channel in Baltimore, April 10, 2024. Coast Guard photo.

As Baltimore debris removed, NTSB focused on Dali electrical equipment

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The towing vessel Susan K was transiting with 25 barges downbound on the Mississippi River toward the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge on April 23, 2023 when it stuck a bridge pier. NTSB photo.

NTSB: Captain’s ‘complacency’ led to Mississippi bridge hit

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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore occurred following a collision with the 984’x157’ container ship Dali, which was outbound from Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fleming Photography Ⓒ

Key Bridge mistake

Bruce Buls

Damage to the stern hull and fendering system of the tug Mark E Kuebler, from the Nisalah propeller. NTSB photos.

NTSB: Tugboat was pulled into tanker’s prop during Texas collision

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Flames leap from cars on the ro/ro container ship Grande Costa d’Avorio at Port Newark, N.J. Elizabeth Fire Department aerial drone image.

Newark ship fire hearing concludes; investigation continues

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