Accidents

Dublin Express by Shipspotting — The containership Dublin Express may have leaked up to 100,000 gals. of fuel oil during a recent transit off the U.S. East Coast, Coast Guard officials said. Shipspotting.com photo

Containership may have leaked 100,000 gals. of oil along East Coast

Kirk Moore

Arthurs Kill oil spill cleanup Jacob Riis — Workers from Miller Environmental Group Inc. clean oil residue from the beach at Jacob Riis Park Beach in New York on April 1, 2019. Tar balls were reported on the beach after a containership was discovered leaking fuel at a Staten Island terminal. Coast

Coast Guard investigating New York oil spill

Kirk Moore

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ARLIS 0038 — The Exxon Valdez ran into a well-known reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1989 rupturing eight cargo tanks, which began pouring oil into the water at an estimated rate of 20,000 gals. per hour. ARLIS photo

Alaska senator introduces oil spill fund bill

David Krapf

Seattle Slew large — The towboat Seattle Slew capsized March 18 near the Myrtle Grove Fleet in Plaquemines Parish, La. Turn Services photo

Captain missing after Louisiana towboat capsizes

Kirk Moore

Five crew escape towboat sinking

Kirk Moore

The Marine Electric, shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard

WorkBoat Staff

Ocean Monarch at shipyard — The tugboat Ocean Monarch hauled out for repairs after it was damaged in a July 2017 grounding. Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Canada safety board cites crew fatigue in tug grounding

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard, FDNY respond to disabled tanker after fire at sea — The disabled Hong Kong-flagged tanker Feng Huang AO sits at anchor off New York City, Oct. 8, 2018. Coast Guard photo.

Asphalt tanker has second engine room fire near New York

Kirk Moore

AWO has released a document addressing best practices for cyberattacks and accidents. Ken Hocke photo

AWO releases cyber risk management practices for the tug, towboat and barge industry

WorkBoat Staff

nathanestewart-spill-canadian-coast-guard — Containment boom surrounds the partially submerged Kirby tug Nathan E Stewart, which ran aground in British Columbia on Oct. 13. Canadian Coast Guard photo.

Fatigue, sleep deprivation major factors in Northwest accidents

Kirk Moore

El-Faro-Wreck-NTSB — The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

Three years later, Congress moves for El Faro safety reforms

Kirk Moore