A 52-foot pleasure craft crossed Sarasota Bay, Florida and crashed ashore with no one aboard. The owner had the vessel on autopilot when he got fell overboard. The owner stated that he had kicked a dive ball on the deck to get it out of the way, but the dive ball went overboard dragging him with it. Luckily, he was able to swim ashore and was uninjured.
An empty barge being pushed down the Ohio River allided the Sherman Minton Bridge which connects New Albany, Indiana with Louisville, Kentucky. The barge struck one of the bridge?s pillars, but the bridge did not show any visible damage. Officials are doing a check of the bridge?s structural integrity to make sure everything is ok. The cause of the allision was not reported, but the Coast Guard was conducting an investigation.
The 8867 dwt freighter Dintelborg became disabled off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts after a fire on the bridge. The small fire was extinguished by the crew, but left the vessel without power and no communications. The vessel was adrift in 16-foot seas and 20 knot winds. A Coast Guard jayhawk helicopter was dispatched and was able to communicate with the vessel who were using a hand-held radio. The tug Rown Mcallister was sent to get the Dintelborg under tow to Providence, Rhode Island for repairs. No reports of injuries or pollution being released. The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the fire.