NTSB: Overwhelming Towline Force Caused Loss of Towboat in Severe Storm

NTSB: Overwhelming Towline Force Caused Loss of Towboat in Severe Storm

The NTSB concluded that the loss of a towboat off the Louisiana coast in May 2024 was due to the vessel being overwhelmed during a sudden, severe sto...

Sudden Storm Caused Tugboat To Capsize Off Galveston, NTSB Reports

Image Credits: NTSB/X Severe weather caused an overwhelming towline force and unrecoverable heeling that led to the capsizing and sinking of a towing vessel near Galveston, Texas, last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.​ On May 13, 2024, while towing the barge MARMAC 27 astern on an 800 foot long wire, the towing vessel Baylor J. Tregre​ encountered severe weather, listed to port, capsized and sank. The four-person crew…