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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Engine Room Fire on Towing Vessel Thor, February 18, 2025</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On February 18, 2025, about 0925 local time, the towing vessel Thor was pushing two barges downbound on the Delaware River, 1.5 miles downriver from New Castle, Delaware, when a fire broke out in the engine room. Four crewmembers isolated the fire to the engine room and subsequently abandoned ship to a nearby tug. The fire was extinguished by shoreside fire department response personnel, and the vessel was towed to port. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the vessel was estimated at about $1.5 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the fire aboard the towing vessel Thor was an undetermined ignition source in the upper level of the vessel’s engine room.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:53:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Flooding and Sinking of Towing Vessel Cajole, June 12, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On June 12, 2024, about 1530 local time, the towing vessel Cajole was upbound the Lower Mississippi River near Waggaman, Louisiana, when the vessel began flooding. The two crewmembers aboard attempted to pump out the vessel but were unsuccessful. They tied off to a nearby barge and evacuated to a Good Samaritan vessel. The Cajole later sank. There were no injuries, and a sheen was reported. Damage was estimated at $2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the flooding and sinking of the towing vessel Cajole was likely a compromised flush-mounted access hatch, which allowed water to flood into a forward void space, and unsealed penetrations in a transverse bulkhead, which allowed for progressive flooding aft into the engine room.​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Contact of Towing Vessel Schweiger with US Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment Docks, September 11, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On September 11, 2024, the towing vessel Schweiger was transiting the Baker Bay West Channel near Ilwaco, Washington, when it struck the US Coast Guard​ Station Cape Disappointment docks about 1236 local time, after it veered out of the channel. There were no injuries. About 20 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the waterway as a result of the contact. The Schweiger was undamaged. Damage to the station infrastructure was estimated to exceed $750,000.​ The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the contact of the towing vessel Schweiger with the US Coast Guard Cape Disappointment docks was the captain falling asleep while navigating the vessel, likely due to increased fatigue caused by an acute COVID-19 coronavirus infection.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Contact of Towing Vessel William E Strait with Moored Barges at Shell Norco Refinery Dock, December 10, 2023</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On Dec. 10, 2023, about 0139 local time, the William E Strait tow was pushed in to the bank on the Lower Mississippi River near Norco, Louisiana, when the towing vessel Steel Skipper, which was reconfiguring the tow, pushed the tow astern, and the William E Strait contacted two moored barges upstream at the Shell Norco Refinery dock, damaging the barges and dock. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the moored barges and facility was estimated at $501,000. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the contact of the towing vessel William E Strait with moored barges at the Shell Norco Refinery dock was the William E Strait mate not recognizing the proximity of the unlit barges astern of his towboat as the vessel was pushed astern by an assisting fleeting tug while repositioning barges. Contributing was the dense fog and rain, which obscured visibility during the operation.​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Grounding of the Towing Vessel John M Donnelly, October 30, 2023</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On October 30, 2023, at 1610 local time, the towing vessel John M Donnelly was push​ing 25 empty dry cargo barges upbound at mile 246.5 on the Lower Mississippi River, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when it grounded on a submerged obstruction. One crew member sustained a minor injury. No pollution was reported. The cost of damage to the vessel was $505,834. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the towing vessel John M Donnelly​ on a submerged obstruction in the Mississippi River was the pilot not identifying the hazard posed by the charted obstruction during low water conditions while maneuvering his tow to avoid other tows.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Contact of Joe B. Wyatt Tow with Fort Madison Bridge Protection Cell and Fendering System, May 9, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On May 9, 2024, about 1312 local time, the towing vessel Joe B. Wyatt was transiting downbound on the Mississippi River near Fort Madison, Iowa, pushing 13 loaded hopper barges and 2 empty tank barges. While transiting through the Fort Madison Bridge, the tow struck a protection cell and fendering system for the bridge and broke apart. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the protection cell, fendering system, barges, and the Joe B. Wyatt was estimated at $3.28 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the contact of the Joe B. Wyatt tow with a protection cell and the fendering system of the Fort Madison Bridge was the pilot overcompensating for anticipated river crosscurrents during the tow’s approach to a bridge.​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Collision of William B Klunk Tow with Moored Barges, April 17, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On April 17, 2024, about 1655 local time, the towing vessel William B Klunk was pushing 22 barges downbound on the Lower Mississippi River at mile 227, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when the tow collided with moored barges at a fleeting area. Thirteen barges broke away from the William B Klunk tow, and three barges broke away from the fleeting area, resulting in damage to the barges, a fleet crew boat, and two mooring dolphins. There was one minor injury, and no pollution was reported. Total damages were estimated to be $810,000. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the collision of the towing vessel William B Klunk and tow with moored barges was the William B Klunk pilot becoming distracted due to cell phone use in the minutes leading up to the collision. Contributing was the pilot’s fatigue due to limited sleep the night before the casualty, which decreased his attentiveness and vigilance while operating the vessel.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Contact of Duke Tow with Power Transmission Poles and Pelican Island Bridge, July 13, 2023</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On July 13, 2023, about 0130 local time, the towing vessel Duke departed the Texas International Terminal in Galveston, Texas, pushing two barges, when one of the barges in the tow contacted three power transmission poles near the Pelican Island Bridge, and the tug subsequently contacted the bridge. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the vessels, power poles, and bridge was estimated at over $300,000. ​The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the contact of the Duke tow with power transmission poles and the Pelican Island Bridge was the captain’s focus on staying clear of a nearby moored cargo vessel and not recognizing how close the tow was getting to the power poles and bridge. ​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Fire aboard Towing Vessel Lucinda Smith, December 7, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On December 7, 2024, about 1115 local time, the towing vessel Lucinda Smith was moored alongside a dock on the Acushnet River in New Bedford, Massachusetts, when a fire started in one of the vessel’s unoccupied staterooms. The crew attempted to extinguish the fire but were unsuccessful and were forced to abandon the vessel onto the dock. Shortly afterward, the local fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $1.5 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the fire aboard the towing vessel Lucinda Smith was an undetermined ignition source in one of the vessel’s staterooms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Grounding of Towing Vessel Tom Frazier, February 10, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On February 10, 2024, about 1855 local time, the towing vessel Tom Frazier was pushing 15 empty hopper barges upbound on the Ohio River, near Portsmouth, Ohio, when the vessel grounded on a submerged jetty while maneuvering to meet a downbound tow. The nine crewmembers aboard the towboat were safely evacuated to shore. There were no injuries. An estimated 5 gallons of oil were released from the Tom Frazier. Damage to the vessel was $258,737. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the towing vessel Tom Frazier on submerged jetties was the captain maneuvering his tow too close to the bank in order to avoid a downbound tow, and not identifying the hazard posed by the charted jetties.​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Capsizing and Sinking of Towing Vessel Baylor J. Tregre, May 13, 2024</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/2563649</link>
      <description><![CDATA[​On May 13, 2024, about 1657 local time, the towing vessel Baylor J. Tregre was towing the ocean barge MARMAC 27 in the Gulf of America, about 23 miles south of Galveston, Texas, when the towing vessel capsized and sank. All four crewmembers abandoned the vessel and were rescued by the US Coast Guard. One crewmember sustained minor injuries. There was no pollution reported. Damage to the towing vessel was estimated at $2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)  determined that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the towing vessel Baylor J. Tregre was the mate’s inability to maneuver the tow into the wind due to the overwhelming towline force generated by the towed barge during the sudden onset of severe weather, resulting in unrecoverable heeling.​​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:13:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Grounding of Towing Vessel City of Louisville, July 29, 2023</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On July 29, 2023, about 1449 local time, the towing vessel City of Louisville was upbound on the Upper Mississippi River pushing 11 barges when it grounded near mile 42.6, about 1.4 miles south of Thebes, Illinois. The grounding damaged the hull, flooding the engine room and the machinery and aft accommodation spaces. An estimated 30 gallons of gear oil were released into the river. There were no injuries. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the City of Louisville was the pilot leaving the helm unattended while operating his tow on the Mississippi River.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Contact of Towing Vessel Cocodrie with Valero St. Charles Refinery Walkway, March 15, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On March 15, 2024, about 1355 local time, the towing vessel Cocodrie was pushing an empty tank barge, maneuvering away from a Valero St. Charles Refinery dock at mile 124.7 on the Lower Mississippi River, near Norco, Louisiana, when it struck a walkway for another nearby dock. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the vessel and the dock was estimated at $663,000. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the contact of the towing vessel Cocodrie with the Valero St. Charles Refinery dock no. 6 walkway was the sudden onset of strong beam winds, which increased the difficulty of the undocking maneuver with an empty barge.​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:59:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Engine Room Fire aboard Towing Vessel Johnny M, January 30, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On January 30, 2024, about 0330 local time, an engine room fire broke out aboard the towing vessel Johnny M, which was pushing four barges on the Tennessee River near Grand Rivers, Kentucky. The six crewmembers aboard were unable to extinguish the fire and abandoned ship to a Good Samaritan vessel. Local fire departments extinguished the fire. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Damage to the vessel totaled $3 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the engine room fire on the towing vessel Johnny M was a catastrophic main engine failure that caused the venting and ignition of hot atomized lube oil. Contributing to the ineffectiveness of the carbon dioxide fixed fire extinguishing system was the lack of structural fire protection for the main engines’ combustion air intake ducting, which allowed oxygen to enter the engine room once the fire consumed the ducting.​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 08:54:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Investigation Report: Contact of Amber Brittany Tow with Vane Dike, March 8, 2024</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[​On March 8, 2024, about 1550 local time, the towing vessel Amber Brittany was transiting upbound on the Ohio River, pushing a 15-barge tow, when the tow struck the vane dike at the upstream end of the McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, and broke apart. There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. Total damages to the barges, cargo, and dam gates were estimated at $1.3 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the contact of the Amber Brittany tow with the vane dike was the pilot not effectively compensating for the outdraft current while navigating out of the lock channel entrance, likely due to the pilot’s inexperience in transiting the Portland Channel on the Amber Brittany and his distraction due to cell phone use.​​]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 16:28:29 GMT</pubDate>
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