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April 30, 2021 By H. Nelson Spencer
Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, La., one of the largest independent marine transporters of dry bulk and liquid products on the inland waterways, took delivery recently of a new towboat, the mv. Mo Chiasson. Designed by Sterling Marine and built by Steiner Shipyard at its facility on Bayou La Batre, Ala., the 2,520 hp. Mo Chiasson is a conventional twin-screw towboat that measures 88 by 35 by 11 feet. A twin to the previously delivered mv. Chad Douglas, it is one of the 11 boats Steiner Shipyard is building for FMT.
The main engines from Laborde are Mitsubishi model S12R Tier 3 units with a mechanical governor control system, individual heads, inspection ports and heavier blocks.
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.
April 5, 2021 By Frank McCormack
On March 11, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released details of its investigation into the May 17, 2020, flooding of the mv. Alton St. Amant, part of the Blessey Marine Services fleet.
The Alton St. Amant had arrived on April 1, 2020, to Bollinger Quick Repair, a shipyard on the Harvey Canal across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The vessel was there to be drydocked and receive major maintenance work. NTSB noted in its marine accident brief that no crew members were aboard the vessel during the maintenance work, though a Blessey port engineer was assigned to oversee the project.