Accidents

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

Kirk Moore

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

Kirk Moore

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

Kirk Moore

NYC Ferry H201 — The NYC Ferry H201 (now Flyer) a few weeks after entering service on the Wall Street-Rockaway run in May 2017. Kirk Moore photo.

Continuing cleanup, speed zone delays in East River

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard Assists with Pollution Response in East River — Containment booms around the ConEdison Farragut substation in Brooklyn, New York on May 9, 2017. The Coast Guard and local agencies worked to monitor and remediate pollution in the East River from a transformer failure. Coast Guard photo.

Power station spill hampers traffic on New York’s East River

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.

First Nation report faults spill response in 2016 tug grounding

Kirk Moore

containment-efforts-bp-oil-spill-epa — Containment efforts following the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. EPA photo.

Oil-spill programs targeted for Trump EPA cuts

WorkBoat Staff

hero-at-palmer-station-1968 — The Hero at Palmer Station in 1968. NOAA photo/ via PalmerStation.com.

Hero's journey: A research vessel goes from Antarctica to oil spill

Kirk Moore

Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology cleanup diesel spill — Responders work to contain and clean up a Feb. 28 diesel spill on Seattle's Duwamish River. Coast Guard photo.

Spill contained after tug-barge allision in Seattle

Kirk Moore

The J.L. O'Brien is the latest of four oil spill response boats for Clean Gulf Associates. CGA photo

Midship Marine delivers OSRV to Clean Gulf

Ken Hocke

MARINE SAFETY — PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 30, 2004) The Athos I, a 750-foot Cyprus flagged vessel, lists eight degrees on November 28, 2004 in the Delaware River. An estimated 30,000 gallons of crude oil was spilled on Friday night resulting in a unifed effort to contain and m.

Who is liable for an unsafe berth?

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