Tugs & Salvage News
Video: Barge Hits Bridge Linking Galveston to Texas A&M Maritime Academy
On Wednesday morning, a barge hit a bridge to Pelican Island near Galveston, Texas, shutting down a road causeway and spilling oil...
Read More >>NTSB: Dali Lost Power Because Breakers Tripped
The NTSB has released its initial factfinding report on the allision of the boxship Dali with the Francis Scott Key Brid...
Read More >>Pioneering Crab Boat F/V North American Sinks at the Pier
On Tuesday morning, a well-known Bering Sea crab fishing vessel sank at a pier on the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle.&...
Read More >>First Methanol-Fueled Tug Launches at Port of Antwerp
The world's first methanol-powered tugboat, the Methatug, was unveiled today in Antwerp. It is part of a series of p...
Read More >>U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Goes Aground off Gabon
Last week, the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams ran aground just off Libreville, Gabon. The...
Read More >>Video: Last Baltimore Bridge Section Removed With Explosives
On Monday afternoon, after several days of delay due to weather, contractors used an explosive "precision" cutting...
Read More >>U.S. Air Force Carries Out Two Ultra-Long-Range Medevacs in Two Weeks
Over the last two weeks, the U.S. Air Force's pararescue division carried out two long-distance medevacs to save cruise ship p...
Read More >>Report: Dali Will Move to Baltimore Berth Next Week for Investigators
Update: The Unified Command reports the controlled demolition has been delayed till Sunday late afternoon due to weather...
Read More >>Video: Salvors Will Cut Baltimore Bridge Span Into Pieces With Explosives
On Wednesday, the unified command for the salvage of the boxship Dali released the first detailed description of its plan to remov...
Read More >>NTSB: Fire Alarm Aboard Kodiak Enterprise Never Sent an Alert
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the blaze aboard the factory trawler Kodiak Enterprise, which...
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