Tug Bruce McAllister Has Engine Room Fire
Tug Bruce McAllister experienced an engine room fire one half mile south of the Kingston Bridge on the Hudson River. USCG Activities New York fought the fire and monitored the river for pollution.
Catfish Fleet 32 Aground on Sabine Jetties
A 406 MHz EPIRB alert was detected for 66-ft. F/V Catfish Fleet 32. The F/V was aground on the Sabine jetties and its crew was firing flares. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank.
Atlantic Pride Sinks in Newfoundland
Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Halifax, Canada reported a MAYDAY F/V Atlantic Pride to the USCG Atlantic Area Command Center. The six-person crew reported they were sinking…
Fishing Vessel Sinks in Alaska
F/V Ocean Hope I rolled over and sank 15 miles east of Kodiak Island, Alaska. A local fishing vessel rescued the four uninjured crewmembers. The vessel had 6,000 gal.
Bridge Allision on Port Allen Alternate Intra-Coastal Waterway
M/V Mitzi Evelyn, pushing three barges loaded with salt, struck the Bayou Sorrel Bridge, in the Port Allen Alternate Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW) between Baton Rouge and Morgan City, LA.
Explosion and Grounding on Mississippi River
Champion Trader, a 531-ft. Panamanian flagged motor vessel, suffered an explosion in the engine room and immediately grounded itself in the mud. The explosion, near the port side fuel tank…
Peggy Jo: A Family Tradition
When pioneering king crab fisherman Oscar Dyson of Kodiak had Jensen-designed 99 ft. Peggy Jo built back in 1966, Pacific Fisherman hailed her as "the first U.S.
Construction on New Pier at USCG Group Woods Hole, Mass.
AGM Marine Contractors Inc. of Mashpee, Mass., began construction of a new pier facility at USCG Group Woods Hole, November 23. The USCG Facilities Design and Construction…
Morelli & Melvin Breeding Cats
Morelli & Melvin Design & Engineering has developed two very different, but enormously effective, catamaran designs to take some of the challenge away from experiencing…
Washburn & Doughty to Build Casino Boat
Washburn & Doughty has signed a contract with Cajun Express, Inc., of Boston, to build a 186-ft. offshore casino boat. Hull 65 is the second vessel to be built by Cajun Express at Washburn & Doughty.
Repowering and Upgrades to Potter
The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the USACE intends to accomplish repowering, upgrade, and repairs to dredge Potter, a USACE dustpan dredge. The vessel length overall is 240.5 ft.…
Shipping Income Tax Reform
Shipping income tax reform may be one of the key legislative initiatives in the U.S. Congress this year according to Michael G. Roberts, who holds down the Washington D.C.
Shipping Income Tax Reform
Shipping income tax reform may be one of the key legislative initiatives in the U.S. Congress this year according to Michael G. Roberts, who holds down the Washington D.C.
Regional Report: Pacific Coast
Seattle's MARCO shipyard has been completing a rush job for Great Lakes Towing affiliate TUGZ International and is expected to have three new tractor tugs ready for christening by February 13.
Growing the Ohio Fleet
Tom Moosbrugger and Steve Grantz share a common history as Ohio River boat men working in a variety of positions from deck to dispatch. In 1994, they used that experience…
New Four-Cycle Marine Workboat Engine Package
Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. recently combined efforts with Detroit Diesel and Hollywood Marine to test a new four-cycle V12-2000 series commercial marine workboat engine package.
Statoil Mulls Navion Sale
Norway's Statoil is considering options for its loss-making shipping arm Navion, including selling the group or divesting some activities such as floating production or drill ships.
Carnival Ship Docks Following Fire
The Carnival Corp. cruise ship Tropicale returned to port last Wednesday, three days after it was crippled in the Gulf of Mexico by an engine room fire. The Tropicale…
Carnival Forecast Raised
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown analyst Robin Farley raised her 2000 per-share earnings forecast for Carnival Corp. by 10 cents, to $1.95, saying the world's biggest cruise group was getting better prices.
Fire Causes Cruise Ship To Lose Propulsion
While the torrid pace of cruise line expansion continues, the cruise industry as a whole has endured some rather serious bumps and bruises lately, with a spate of collisions…
