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Juno

Juno

Juno
Photo: watertowndailytimes.com

The 190 meter long, 30185 dwt bulk carrier Juno ran aground on the St. Lawrence River near the Thousand Islands Bridge near Alexandria Bay, New York. The Juno was proceeding with a cargo of sugar when it ran hard aground after suffering a steering failure. The Juno sustained damage to one of the forward ballast tanks resulting in water ingress. Traffic was halted on the St. Lawrence River around the incident. No reports of injuries or pollution released. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

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Sea Bear

Sea Bear

Sea Bear
Photo: Shipspotting.com

The 21 meter long tugboat Sea Bear sank off Fire Island, Long Island New York.  The Sea Bear was returning to New Haven, Conn. from Shinnecock Inlet when the tug began to take on water.  The crew was just able to make a distress call to the Coast Guard before the vessel sank.  The four men on board were forced to abandon ship into the water.  Three men were in survival suits and were later rescued. The master of the vessel perished in the cold water as he was not wearing a suit. The 3 survivors were treated for hypothermia.  The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.

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Maryland

Maryland

Maryland
Photo: uscg

On February 18, the 106 foot long tugboat Maryland and its barge became stuck in ice on the Hudson River off West Point, New York. The Maryland was proceeding to Newburgh pushing a barge loaded with 850,000 gallons of heating oil when it became trapped in ice. The Maryland requested assistance with the Coast Guard cutters Line and Willow responding along with the nearby tug Jason Reinauer.  The cutters arrived and broke-up the surrounding ice, but could not approach the Maryland too close due to their size.  The smaller Jason Reinauer was able to approach closer to the Maryland and was able to break the tug and barge free.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.


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