Poor barge loading resulted in the loss of 21 cargo containers into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its report on the accident.
The barge Ho’omaka Hou, owned and operated by Young Brothers, LLC, was being towed by the Hoku Loa approximately 6.9 nautical miles north-northwest of Hilo at the time the June 22, 2020 accident. The accident resulted in $1.6 million in damages, but no injuries.
In Marine Accident Brief 21/09, the NTSB determined the probable cause of the collapse of container stacks onboard the barge was the company not providing the barge team with an initial barge load plan, as well as inadequate procedures for monitoring stack weights. “That led to the undetected reverse stratification of container stacks that subjected the stacks’ securing arrangements to increased forces while in transit at sea,” the NTSB said.
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LANSING The state of Michigan announced on March 12, 2021, the MI Propane Security Plan, a multiagency effort with the Michigan Public Service Commission; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy; the Michigan Department of Transportation, and the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The propane security plan is focused on ensuring that Michigan’s propane needs are met when Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipelines, that run through the Great Lakes, are shut down.
In November 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) notified Enbridge they were terminating its easement to run an oil pipeline through the Great Lakes based on persistent and incurable failures to comply with the terms of the easement. Additionally, the governor and the DNR also revoked the easement under the governor’s public trust responsibilities.
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 8, 2021
The Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 before the Nov. 14, 2019, collision with the Mariya Moran/Texas. Source: shipspotting.com
The National Transportation Safety Board found that the erratic steering of a supply vessel led to a 2019 collision resulting in more than 6,000 gallons of diesel oil being dumped into the Sabine Pass, a busy waterway between Texas and Louisiana.
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, NTSB released Marine Accident Brief 21/08 detailing its investigation of the collision between offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 and the Mariya Moran/Texas on Nov. 14, 2019, in the Sabine Pass Jetty Channel, Port Arthur, Texas.
The NTSB said the probable cause of the collision was the Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 turning into the path of the Mariya Moran/Texas. Damages from the collision exceeded $1.8 million, and the waterway was closed for a time for the diesel oil spill cleanup.
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The erratic steering of a supply vessel led to a 2019 collision resulting in more than 6,000 gallons of diesel oil being dumped into Sabine Pass, a busy waterway between Texas and Louisiana, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No 22 and the Mariya Moran/Texas collided on November 14, 2019, in the Sabine Pass Jetty Channel in Port Arthur, Texas. Details of the NTSB’s investigation and its findings are contained in Marine Accident Brief 21/08, which the NTSB released Thursday.
Damages from the collision exceeded $1.8 million, and the waterway was closed for a time for the diesel oil spill cleanup.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a lack of procedural compliance and complacency were key factors in several marine accident investigations that have concluded so far in 2021.
The NTSB’s Office of Marine Safety is responsible for investigating major marine accidents within the United States and its territories, as well as accidents involving U.S.-flagged vessels worldwide. So far this year it has completed five marine investigations.
In Marine Accident Brief 21/07, the NTSB determined the probable cause of the flooding of the towing vessel Alton St. Amant on May 17, 2020, in Harvey Canal, New Orleans, Louisiana, was the absence of shipyard pre-inspection and monitoring procedures for water transfer, which resulted in potable water tanks overflowing through their open access hatches during an unmonitored transfer.