NTSB: Deteriorated Dock Collapsed After Normal Contact With Barge

NTSB: Deteriorated Dock Collapsed After Normal Contact With Barge

When a Louisiana refinery's mooring dock collapsed upon contact with a barge in 2023, allision damage might have been suspected - but the Nationa...

Degraded Dock In Chalmette Collapses After Barge Contact, NTSB Reports

Investigators found that the dock’s transfer platform structure was compromised to the extent that it could not sustain the forces from a typical docking.

Degraded Dock Collapse Wasn’t Caused by Barge Contact

About 150 feet of a degraded dock in Chalmette, Louisiana, collapsed into the water in 2023 after a barge contact, but it was unlikely to have sustained the force of a typical docking anyway, a National Transportation Safety Board investigation…

NTSB reports on $7M collapse of degraded dock after barge contact

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into an April 25, 2023 incident in which about 150 feet of a degraded dock at the Chalmette Refinery crude oil dock near mile 89 on the Lower Mississippi River collapsed after a barge contact . There were no injuries, and no pollution was reported. There was extensive damage to the dock’s pipelines, bridges, and pilings. The estimated cost of repairs to the dock was about $7 millio…