The contact bent the crane boom backwards… 08 Oct 2024 Towboat Deckhand Was Asleep at Helm When Barge Struck Dock A deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel had fallen asleep before the tow ...

There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported, but damage to the Mackinac Bridge was estimated at $145,000.

The towing vessel Nickelena was transiting the Straits of Mackinac, while towing a deck barge and transporting a crawler ...

In fact, many large vessels sport built-in areas for tug boats to press up against ... Short and quick sprays show the boat is ready to start towing while a long stream could work as a distress ...

Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, according to a ...

Colonial Oil Industries Inc. recently christened its newest tug and barge in a Savannah, Ga., ceremony held at sister company ...

A captain and barge company managers not identifying the crane they were towing was too high to pass under the Mackinac ...

A miscalculation by a towing vessel’s crew and managers led to a crane striking the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan’s Straits of ...

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the contact of the Nickelena’ s towed crane on ...