The cause was a dangerous condition called girding, where the towline exerts a sideways force, pulling the tug broadside. The vessel flipped before the crew could abort the operation. The vessel ...

Tugboats are aquatic workhorses, built for power rather than speed, often spraying water while towing ships to celebrate their arrival. Despite their size, tugboats carry an impressive amount ...

It arrived from the Strait of Sicily. For two days it has been stationed off the coast of Sarrabus, in Sardinia: the movements of the tugboat Evgeniy Churov of the Russian Navy are under close ...

A tugboat captain involved in an oil spill off the Marin County coast is liable for the government’s $14 million cleanup, a federal judge ruled. The boat operator, Christian Lint, died from ...

ATHENS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A barge operated by Coeymans-based Carver Companies was found to have caused the damage done to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse. According to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse ...

After the historic tugboat sank in 2022, the city awarded a nearly $800,000 contract to lift it out of the Kamanistiqua river. Council previously voted last fall to preserve parts of the tug and ...

A tugboat captain involved in an oil spill off the Marin County coast is liable for the government’s $14 million cleanup, a federal judge ruled. The boat operator, Christian Lint, died from ...