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Just In: Tugboat Fire On Delaware River: Crew Rescued, Fireboats Battling Blaze

Summary by First State Update

Rescue crews responded to the Delaware River at around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday morning after receiving information from the U.S. Coast Guard about a fire in the engine room of a tugboat pushing two barges. Initial reports indicated the vessel was drifting between Old New Castle and Delaware City, closer to the New Jersey shoreline, and that one of the barges may have come loose. Firefighters and marine units from multiple fire companies, including the…

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First State Update

Just In: Tugboat Fire On Delaware River: Crew Rescued, Fireboats Battling Blaze

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Marine Insight

Tugboat Catches Fire, Loses Steering On Delaware River, Crew Rescued Safely

The vessel was transiting the river with a two-barge tow when the fire broke out between Delaware City and Old New Castle.

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The Maritime Executive

Fire Breaks Out on Tug on the Delaware River

On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out aboard a tug on the Delaware River, prompting a rapid response from the Coast Guard and from good Samaritans. At about 0930 hours, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a Channel 16 distress call from the crew of the tugboat, which was in transit with a two-barge tow. At a position between Delaware City and Old New Castle, the vessel caught fire, and the crew asked for assistance. Initial reports indicat…

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wgmd.com

US Coast Guard Investigating Tugboat Fire off Pea Patch Island

The US Coast Guard and other agencies were called for a tugboat fire just before 9:30 Tuesday morning near Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. Officials received a distress call from the crew of the tugboat that the vessel was on fire. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay launched crews from Station Philadelphia and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City to assist. All four crewmembers on the tug were safely evacuated by…

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