NTSB: Poor Hull Condition Leads to Flooding of Towing Vessel
August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release:
National Transportation Safety Board investigators found holes in the hull of a towing vessel after it flooded and partially sank last year on the Lower Mississippi River near Ascension Paris, Louisiana.
The towing vessel Uncle Blue was towing one empty barge on March 26, 2023, when the vessel began flooding. When the vessel was lifted by crane during salvage, NTS . . .
National Transportation Safety Board investigators found holes in the hull of a towing vessel after it flooded and partially sank last year on the Lower Mississippi River near Ascension Paris, Louisiana.
The towing vessel Uncle Blue was towing one empty barge on March 26, 2023, when the vessel began flooding. When the vessel was lifted by crane during salvage, NTS . . .