Accidents

M/V Ms Nancy C — The sunken towing vessel Ms Nancy C was building a tow at a fleeting area when it began taking on water at mile marker 832 of Everett Lake near Dyersville, Tennessee. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Lora Ratliff.

Tennessee towboat sinks despite crew’s effort

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Towing accidents up slightly in 2016, report says

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El Faro bridge NTSB — The bridge deck on the wreck of the El Faro, with damage notations from the National Transportation Safety Board final report. NTSB photo.

NTSB releases final El Faro report

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George King USCG — On Jan. 26, the Coast Guard and local agencies continued to monitor the uninspected towing vessel George King after it experienced an engine fire on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss. The fire has been extinguished and there are no reports of pol

Crew safe after Mississippi towboat fire

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Three dead in Kentucky towboat explosion

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One dead after Florida casino shuttle boat fire

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Oil spill cleanup around sunken towboat In West Virginia

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Sunken towboat to be raised, two crewmen missing

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Nathan E. Stewart aground — The Nathan E. Stewart and barge DBL 55 aground in the Seaforth Channel in October 2016. Canadian coast guard photo.

NTSB: Second mate fell asleep before tug grounding

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bouchard-barge-120-offloading-after-collision-2003_noaa_800 — The barge B. No. 120 is shown as its cargo of No. 6 fuel oil was offloaded after the April 27, 2003 grounding in Buzzards Bay. NOAA photo.

New $13 million settlement for 2003 Buzzards Bay oil spill

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dsc_0426-800x536 — The towboat Miss Natalie being raised from the Mississippi River near Convent, La., Oct. 20, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB issues 2016 Safer Seas report

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