Seven people were rescued early Thursday morning, July 2, 2026, after a 45-foot pleasure craft caught fire on the Detroit River and later sank. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the emergency request came in at approximately 2:56 a.m. after the Joint Rescue...
Three workers were reportedly injured in an explosion at the alkylation plant of Pemex’s Antonio Dovali Jaime refinery in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. According to reports, the incident occurred at the refinery’s alkylation unit and involved workers from a piping-section...
Two people were killed and approximately 20 others were injured after a coach bus crashed on the Long Island Expressway in Queens late Monday night, June 29, 2026. According to police, the crash happened around 11:40 to 11:45 p.m. near the Greenpoint Avenue exit....
A 23-year-old construction worker was killed Wednesday afternoon, July 1, 2026, after a trench collapsed at a commercial construction site near Fowlerville in Livingston County, Michigan. According to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were...
One construction worker was killed and three others were injured Monday, June 29, 2026, after a sudden gust of wind reportedly caused roof trusses to collapse at a cabin construction site in Monte Cristo, Utah. According to the Rich County Sheriff’s Office, the...
A construction worker was killed Sunday, June 28, 2026, after being struck by a work vehicle in a construction zone on the Gulf Freeway in Houston. According to the Houston Police Department, the fatal crash happened around 11:00 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-45...
A 19-year-old employee was killed Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2026, after a pickup truck crashed through the storefront of a Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery in Atascocita, Texas. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at approximately 3:11 p.m....
Two people were killed Wednesday morning, July 1, 2026, in a crash involving an 18-wheeler on the Katy Freeway near Highway 6 in Houston, Texas. According to Houston police, the collision happened shortly after 5:00 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10....
A three-vehicle crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle caused major lane closures on Interstate 35 near Temple, Texas, on Monday, June 29, 2026. According to the Temple Police Department, the crash occurred near exit 297 between Belton and Temple and...
Barges are often used to transport fuel, chemicals, petroleum products, construction materials, industrial cargo, and other heavy freight. They may also undergo repair, cleaning, maintenance, loading, unloading, and modification while tied to docks, terminals,...