The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the failure of Athena Construction to require its crews to pin mooring spuds securely in place on its barges led to an unintentional release of ...

Incomplete safety procedures led to a November 2019 barge explosion near Lemont, Ill., according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The explosion occurred in the Illinois Marine ...

The October 2017 explosion and fire involving the tug and barge Buster Bouchard/B. No. 255 off Port Aransas, Texas, killed two crewmen and caused $5 million in property damage. May 15, 2019 The ...

PITTSBURGH,None — Emergency crews were able to use tugboats to pull three of four barges to safety after they broke free and collided with a railroad bridge near Neville Island on Wednesday. RAW VIDEO ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) — As the holiday weekend approaches, barge companies are urging boaters on the Mississippi River to prioritize safety. With increased boat traffic expected, recreational boaters ...

When Google's barges were first discovered last year they caused a lot of speculation. Now, however, it seems as though whatever idea Google had for those barges has sunk. The project has reportedly ...

A barge and its tug have been moved after it was intentionally grounded Sunday afternoon into early Monday morning near Bonnet Shores in Narragansett. "It was just incredible. We never see these ...

BELLA BELLA — A barge carrying numerous cargo containers is sinking in the waters off British Columbia's central coast. The Canadian Coast Guard says in a statement that the tug boat Malolo was en ...