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 | Tugboat Crew Fired for Tuesday's Gasoline Spill |
 OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS) -- Three crew members whose tugboat slammed into the pipelines of a Martinez refinery earlier this week have been fired, according to the company which owns the tug.
AmNav Maritime Services in Oakland confirmed Friday that the crew had been drinking prior to the accident. The company has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to alcohol, said company spokesman Sam Sacco.
The crew members were aboard the tug when it slammed into pipelines belonging to Tesoro Refinery early Tuesday. A small amount of gasoline spilled into the bay. The impact on surrounding marsh land and wildlife was minimal, according to the Coast Guard.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, May 17 @ 04:30:12 PDT (2 reads)
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| Historical tug up for sale |
 The infamous Canadian tugboat that helped turn away 376 Indians in 1914 is up for auction again after a Surrey-based foundation’s plans to turn it into a museum piece fell through.
The Sea Lion VI, B.C.’s oldest tug at 105 years old, will hit the auction block May 22 in Surrey.
What makes the boat unique is the role it played in turning back the Komagata Maru, the steamship that carried a group of passengers from the Punjab, India who wanted to immigrate here. When the ship arrived in Burrard Inlet, the passengers were prohibited from stepping onto Canadian soil, and after two months off the B.C. shore, with little food or water, they were forced to turn around and head back to India. Upon arrival, many were injured and 20 were killed in a riot with police.
When the tugboat was auctioned off in 2006, a Surrey historical society, the Komagata Maru Heritage Foundation, bought it for more than $750,000.
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Posted by admin on Friday, May 16 @ 12:12:07 PDT (7 reads)
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| Captain, crewmember test positive for alcohol after tug hits Martinez wharf |
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The company that owns the tugboat that crashed into Tesoro Corp.'s Avon wharf in Martinez shortly after midnight Wednesday has confirmed that the vessel's captain refused alcohol testing and that a crewmember tested positive for alcohol, according to a company statement.
AmNav Maritime Services, an Oakland-based company that owns the tugboat Independence, released the statement Wednesday night, saying they were cooperating fully with the U.S. Coast Guard's investigation into the incident. The company provides harbor assist services to the Ports of San Francisco and Los Angeles/Long Beach.
"This is extremely disconcerting. AmNav's company policy is simple. AmNav has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to the use of alcohol or drugs," AmNav Maritime spokesman Sam Sacco said in a prepared statement.
Officials said that the company would continue to assist the Coast Guard with the investigation and conduct an internal investigation of its own.
The crash occurred at about 12:20 a.m. when the tugboat, traveling from Pittsburg to its dock in Benicia, struck the pier and a network of the Tesoro Corp.'s fuel transfer pipes.
Fearing that the crash could have ruptured the refinery's main product transfer pipeline, releasing as much as 1,500 gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel, Tesoro officials sent 11 containment and collection vessels to the site.
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Posted by admin on Friday, May 16 @ 12:08:35 PDT (7 reads)
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| Barge runs aground, blocks waterway in Flagler |
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PALM COAST -- A tug hauling a barge ran aground in the Intracoastal in Palm Coast early today blocking the waterway before it was freed, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
No injuries were reported when the tug and barge ran aground, said Jeff Royer, Coast Guard search and rescue controller. Royer said it probably got into trouble because of the current or wind. Information was not available yet on what the barge was carrying or where it was headed, Royer said.
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Posted by admin on Friday, May 16 @ 12:05:05 PDT (7 reads)
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| Tug Accident Claims Life Of Crewman |
 Lester Ralph Gaskins - known as Ralph to friends - was killed in an accident aboard the tugboat Choptank, operated by Vane Brothers, on Sunday, April 27, 2008 in Philadelphia. He was injured by a stern line aboard the tug while the boat was being passed by another vessel. He later died from massive chest injuries at an area hospital.
Mr. Gaskins was a 20-year veteran of the New Bern (NC) Fire Department, where he served in all capacities, including Department Chief. He had begun working for Vane Brothers as a second career. Mr. Gaskins leaves behind his wife Pam, two adult sons and an 18-year-old daughter. He is also survived by a 2-year-old grandson. He also leaves behind many devastated colleagues and friends in both the firefighting and maritime industries.
Funeral arrangements have been made by the Pollock-Best Funeral Home.
Mr. Gaskins will be buried on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM from the Tabernacle Baptist Church, at 616 Broad St New Bern, NC. As is customary for fire department veterans, Engine 33 will bear Mr. Gaskin's casket in a memorial procession past the New Bern fire station.
Condolences, including donations, may be sent to the family via the Pollock-Best Funeral Home, 2015 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC 28562.
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Posted by admin on Monday, April 28 @ 10:42:38 PDT (34 reads)
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| DECKHAND FATALLY INJURED IN PHILADEPHIA TUG ACCIDENT |
WILLY writes "ALTHOUGH AT THIS TIME NOT ALL THE FACTS ARE IN, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT A DECKHAND TRAINEE ON THE VANE BROTHERS TUG "CHOPTANK" WAS FATALLY INJURED ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 08. WITNESSES SAID THAT HE WAS PINNED BY A SPECTRA STERN LINE WHEN THE BOAT WAS WAKED BY A PASSING VESSEL CRUSHING HIS UPPER TORSO. HE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY EARLY REPORT AND ONCE MORE DETAILS ARE RELEASED IT WILL BE POSTED. IT IS A GRIM REMINDER TO ALL OF US IN THE INDUSTRY HOW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THIS PROFESSION CAN BE. STAY ALERT OUT THERE. DON'T GET COMPLACENT. DON'T RELY ON YOUR OPERATORS TO KEEP YOU SAFE. WATCH OUT FOR YOUR OWN BUTT AND IF YOU HAVE A TRAINEE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR HIM TOO."
Note: Thanks Willy, please keep us informed.
Judd
UPDATE: If someone can send us the info (name, picture) on the fallen mariner, and any information about where to send donations, we will gladly post the information. His family is in our prayers.
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Posted by admin on Monday, April 28 @ 03:48:43 PDT (185 reads)
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| Captain: No way to avoid accident |
By
Bernie Delinski
Staff Writer
Last Updated:April 22. 2008 11:04PM
Published: April 23. 2008 3:30AM
MUSCLE SHOAL
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captain of a barge-towing tugboat testified Tuesday that everything
happened too suddenly to avoid a collision with a pleasure boat on Wilson Lake in March.
Capt. Joe M. Johnson said the 32-foot pleasure boat cut into the path of the front of the two barges he was towing March 27.
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Posted by JollyTar on Saturday, April 26 @ 09:38:40 PDT (54 reads)
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| Crowley’s West Coast Harbor Tugboat Fleet Now Running Exclusively on Ultra Low S |
(SEATTLE; April 15, 2008) With ultra low sulfur diesel fuel being offered by Rainier Petroleum in Puget Sound beginning today, Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that its entire fleet of West Coast harbor tugboats is now utilizing the more environmentally friendly fuel.
Ultra low sulfur diesel, while about four cents more per gallon than regular diesel, has a much lower sulfur content (less than 15 parts per million [ppm]), as compared to the 500 ppm diesel previously available. The reduction in sulfur content should result in an approximate 16 percent reduction in particulate matter emitted out the stacks of the tugs.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 15 @ 12:38:57 PDT (76 reads)
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| Prison Crew Boat, Tugboat Collide; 20 Reported Injured |
Baton Rouge (WAFB) -
20 people are reported injured, two of them seriously, after a crew
boat transporting employees of Angola State Penitentiary collided with
a tugboat pushing barges, a prison spokeswoman said. The injured included 18 Angola employees and two crew members.
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Posted by JollyTar on Tuesday, April 15 @ 01:33:02 PDT (73 reads)
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| U.S. Highway 62 closed near Muskogee after barges hit bridge |
Associated Press - April 15, 2008 12:45 AM ET MUSKOGEE,
Okla. (AP)
- Police say there were no injuries and no traffic accidents
caused when several loose barges struck a bridge support near Muskogee
tonight.
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Posted by JollyTar on Tuesday, April 15 @ 01:29:20 PDT (37 reads)
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| Barge industry, environmentalists split on plan to build bigger locks |
 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 04/13/2008 
April
7, 2008 --Deck hands Matt Zornes, with Marquette Transportation out of
Paducah, Ky. stands on a section of a 1200-foot barge carrying mostly
grain as it moves through Lock & Dam 25 on the upper Mississippi
River in Winfield.
(Christian Gooden /P-D) |
WINFIELD, Mo.
— Fifteen barges — each longer than a MetroLink train — carrying 22,000
tons of corn, soybeans and cement, glided silently into Lock 25.
On
the Mississippi River, 430 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, the 759-ton
towboat Ed Renshaw eased the barges to a halt just above the lock's
downstream gate. Deckhands and lock workers quickly secured the barges
with 2-inch-thick ropes, which creaked under the strain of barge and
river.
At the same time, other deckhands sprang to a navigation
chore needed at only a few spots on the river between St. Louis and St.
Paul, Minn. They broke the tow apart. The first nine barges — three
abreast — remained in the lock while the Renshaw gingerly withdrew the
remaining barges from the lock.
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Posted by JollyTar on Sunday, April 13 @ 00:40:27 PDT (61 reads)
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| 3 Israelis arrested in UK in massive drug bust |
 After tracking a renovated tugboat, packed with
between seven and 10 tons of Moroccan hashish, around three continents
for more than a year, Tel Aviv undercover police agents and their
British counterparts have made the largest narcotics bust in Israeli
policing history, raiding the boat and arresting the Israeli
drug-smuggling cartel as well as British nationals, in the English port
city of Southampton.
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Posted by JollyTar on Thursday, April 10 @ 23:41:00 PDT (72 reads)
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| Grounded K-SEA Barge Successfully Re-floated |
By SUZETTE PORTER
Article published on Friday, April 4, 2008![]() | ![[Image]](http://www.tbnweekly.com/content_images/040408_fpg-01.jpg) | | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard | | Tugs work to free a barge stuck on a sandbar near Egmont Key. |
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ST. PETERSBURG – A barge and its tug that had been stuck on a sandbar near Egmont Key since Wednesday evening are free.
According
to Mike Hanson, spokesman for K-Sea Operating Partnership LP,
offloading of 20,000 barrels of oil Friday afternoon lightened the
barge enough that it was able to move away from the sandbar into deeper
water under its own power.
The 138-foot tug Yankee was
transporting a 441-foot barge, both owned by K-Sea, from Houston to
Tampa when it ran aground on a sand bar about 5:45 p.m. on April 2. The
double-hulled barge was carrying 119,000 barrels fuel oil.
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Posted by JollyTar on Friday, April 04 @ 21:48:02 PDT (145 reads)
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| K-Sea boat aground off Tampa |
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TAMPA - The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies were waiting for high tide late Thursday night to try to free a barge that ran aground near Egmont Key.
The Coast Guard was to place a similar-size barge next to the 441-foot vessel that ran aground, Petty Officer Robert Simpson said Thursday evening.
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Posted by captrlj on Friday, April 04 @ 04:04:17 PDT (106 reads)
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| Tugboat skipper mourns end of log towing on Lake Coeur d'Alene |
Associated Press - April 1, 2008 12:34 PM ET COEUR
D'ALENE, Idaho (AP)
- For 25 years, Oscar Mooney has delivered logs to
northern Idaho sawmills using a tugboat on Lake Coeur d'Alene and the
Spokane River.
But he makes his last run this week.
That's because the last of the five sawmills -- the DeArmond mill -- is closing in May.
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Posted by JollyTar on Thursday, April 03 @ 11:30:45 PDT (68 reads)
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| 'No sign of life' on sunken HK tug |
Rescue workers in the waters off Hong Kong say they fear 18 Ukrainian sailors are dead after being trapped underwater in their capsized tugboat for nearly two days. Divers have continuously knocked on the hull of the ship but the sailors have not signalled back, Hong Kong marine officials said. Initial hopes that the crew might have found an air pocket in the engine room or cabins of the vessel have evaporated. The tugboat has been lying upside down on the seabed 37 metres under water since it collided with a Chinese cargo ship. |
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 25 @ 06:22:36 PDT (84 reads)
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