Accidents

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

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire on Mississippi River — The towboat Jacob Kyle Rusthoven on fire in the Lower Mississippi River Sept. 12, 2018. Coast Guard photo.

Crew safe after Lower Mississippi towboat fire

Kirk Moore

CR McCaskill large — Three workers were injured when a dredge pipe burst on the CR McCaskill Sept. 3, 2018. Weeks Marine photo.

Three injured when dredge pipe bursts

Kirk Moore

Stretch Duck 7 salvage — Stretch Duck 7 is raised from Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo., July 23, 2018. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Lora Ratliff

NTSB reviews fatal duck boat video

Kirk Moore

Barge explosion hearings focus on Bouchard safety culture

Kirk Moore

Stretch Duck 7 salvage — Stretch Duck 7 is raised from Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo., July 23, 2018. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Lora Ratliff

Duck boat raised from Missouri lake for NTSB analysis

Kirk Moore

Eric Haney salvage crop — The towboat Eric Haney after being raised on the upper Mississippi River. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: Towboat pilot hit dike in 2017 Mississippi River sinking

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard opens hearing into fatal Bouchard barge explosion

Kirk Moore

kirby-tug_nathan_e_stewart_submerged_heiltsuk_tavish_campbell — The Nathan E. Stewart lies partially submerged where it ran aground near Bella Bella, BC. Heiltsuk Nation photo by Tavish Campbell.

Canadian investigators fault six-on, six-off watches in tugboat sinking

Kirk Moore