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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its investigation report into a overloaded barge which led to a crewmember and cargo overboard in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut in 2023 due to and overloaded barge. 

What happened

On 27 October 2023, the cargo vessel Sivumut was anchored in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, while transshipping cargo to Iqaluit, Nunavut, using barges and tugs.

During transshipment operations, the tug Qimmiq departed the Sivumut while towing the Tasijuaq barge in an alongside tow. Continue reading “TSB Canada: Overloaded barge led to crewmember and cargo overboard”

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its investigation report into the engine room fire onboard the bulk carrier Cuyahoga that occurred in May 2023. The Cuyahoga was loaded with granular crushed stone as she left Marblehead, Ohio, U.S., bound for Kingsville, Ontario on Lake Erie. Almost three hours into the voyage, a fire ignited in the engine room. The crew initiated an emergency response, cut the fuel supply to the main engine, and attempted to activate the CO2 fixed fire suppression system remotely, without success. An attempt to locally activate the fixed fire suppression system also failed and resulted in the cylinder room flooding with CO2. Due to the cessation of fuel flow, the engine stopped, and the fire extinguished itself soon after. Continue reading “Cuyahoga engine room fire report by Canada TSB”

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a report into the grounding of barge Cordova Provider earlier this year.

What Happened

On January 11, 2025, at 0250 local time, the integrated tug and barge Krystal Sea/Cordova Provider was transiting Prince William Sound when the four lines connecting the tug to the barge parted, causing the barge to uncouple from the tug. The barge drifted, eventually Continue reading “NTSB investigation into grounding of barge Cordova Provider”