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MARCH 22, 2014: Capt. Kelli Ann Hartman was steering the tugboat Miss Susan as it pushed two barges filled with heavy fuel oil. Pilot Michael Pizzitola was in charge of the bulk carrier Summer Wind when it collided with one of the barges at about 12:35 p.m., dumping about 168,000 gallons of oil into the water.