On August 3, 2026, a worker was killed in a cargo operations incident at the Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal in Maryland. According to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, the accident occurred at approximately 9:00 a.m. when a worker was struck...
On July 25, 2026, a 16-year-old boy was killed in a boat crash near the Bird Island Basin boat ramp on the Laguna Madre side of Padre Island in Kleberg County, Texas. According to Texas Game Wardens, the crash was reported at approximately 6:15 a.m. and involved a jon...
On July 30, 2026, four people were hospitalized after a pleasure boat exploded and caught fire at the gas docks of TowBoat US at Roy’s 2.0 marina on South River Road in Harrison Township, Michigan, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and other...
On July 28, 2026, an explosion and fire were reported aboard the Norwegian chemical tanker Bergstraum while the vessel was outside Fredrikstad, Norway, south of the entrance to Oslo Fjord. The tanker was carrying sulfuric acid, raising concerns about a possible cargo...
On July 25, 2026, one person was killed and three others were injured after a 32-foot Boston Whaler struck an Intracoastal Waterway channel marker in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. According to the preliminary investigation, the vessel was traveling through the...
On July 25, 2026, three people were hospitalized after two boats collided in Biscayne Bay near Bay Harbor Islands in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Authorities reported that the collision occurred around 1:00 a.m. near West Broadview Drive and 103rd Street. The three...
On July 25, 2026, a shrimp boat identified as the Capt. Peter II caught fire while docked at the Allen C. Williams Boat Yard in Pensacola Bay behind Joe Patti’s in Pensacola, Florida. According to the Pensacola Fire Department, crews were dispatched at approximately...
Barge workers perform difficult and dangerous work on rivers, canals, ports, terminals, shipyards, and inland waterways. They may serve as deckhands, tankermen, engineers, captains, mates, welders, mechanics, cargo workers, cleaners, inspectors, or contractors. Their...
One person died, two people were missing, and 16 others were rescued Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 2026, after a pontoon boat carrying 19 people sank near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. According to the San Francisco Fire Department, crews arrived to find a...
A Nevada woman was killed Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, after a personal watercraft and a recreational boat collided on Frenchman Lake in Plumas County, California. According to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received an emergency text at...