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re: Barge Operator might have some questions to answer
Posted on 10/15/18 at 10:52 am to White Roach
Posted on 10/15/18 at 10:52 am to White Roach
The cranes used to enlarge the Huey P Long bridge are parked at the Southeast corner of the bridge. I bet we see those pieces of equipment mobilized in the next few days. The truss is riveted. It will have to be fabricated off site and lifted. There is a lot more to it than building scaffolds and throwing some welders on it like typical oilfield fabrication.
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Posted on 10/15/18 at 12:38 pm to White Roach
The maritime operator’s liability is not limited by the Jones Act. The operator can potentially limit through the limitation of liability act, but limitation is not guaranteed. Limitation is only potentially available if the loss occurred without the privity or knowledge of the owner.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 3:59 pm to SG_Geaux
Sure it is, just missing the 2+ billion in funding.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:33 pm to Athanatos
I’m ready to sign up for the class action lawsuit against the barge company for sure.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 5:48 pm to Bigfishchoupique
quote:I think most people realize this. But it's also a pretty cut and dry gameplan and shouldn't take months on end to fix either.
The truss is riveted. It will have to be fabricated off site and lifted. There is a lot more to it than building scaffolds and throwing some welders on it like typical oilfield fabrication.
I'd imagine a last minute emergency like this is billed as T&M, and that's what worries me. They could milk the frick out of it if that's the case.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:25 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Marquette Transportation was operating the tugboat named Kristine Alexis, which was towing the crane barge that ran into the Sunshine Bridge early Friday morning, according to U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Raymond Wagner.
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Friday’s crash was also not the first time a Marquette Transportation vessel hit a bridge. The company, which was founded in 1978, managed the towing vessel that hit the U.S. 80 bridge near Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 2008.
How do you hit a bridge? I mean it is literally the size of a bridge? It is not like it just jumped out of the water and magically appeared there.
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Series of coincidences? Or indicative of poor management?
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Marquette Transportation was operating the Steve Richoux tugboat that was towing the raft of barges that crashed into Mardi Gras World during New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell’s inaugural ball.
Nope. That is just perfect timing.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:43 pm to WeeWee
Do you really think you are the first person to post this?
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:50 pm to WeeWee
Have you ever tried to drive a tugboat? I have. It's not as easy as you'd think
Posted on 10/15/18 at 6:56 pm to Hammertime
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Have you ever tried to drive a tugboat?
Does get a hand job while motor boating your mother qualify as driving a tugboat?
Posted on 10/15/18 at 7:03 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Kristine Alexis
Pics or GTFO.........wait, never mind. Carry on.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 7:35 pm to WeeWee
I don't know the customs in your part of the country, but around here, we don't motorboat our mothers
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:03 pm to Hammertime
So much misinformation in this thread it’s comical.
First off they didn’t even get the name of the “push boat” correct.
Second the Kristin Alexis, not a “tug boat” and it wasn’t “towing” the barge.
Marquette is one of the biggest and oldest inland and offshore boat companies on the river, canal and GOM, this won’t phase them one bit.
First off they didn’t even get the name of the “push boat” correct.
Second the Kristin Alexis, not a “tug boat” and it wasn’t “towing” the barge.
Marquette is one of the biggest and oldest inland and offshore boat companies on the river, canal and GOM, this won’t phase them one bit.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:07 pm to WeeWee
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How do you hit a bridge? I mean it is literally the size of a bridge? It is not like it just jumped out of the water and magically appeared there.
These boats working in the river can lose power or sometimes lose their steering. Strong currents for boats that don’t have enough horsepower, wind, there is a number of ways accidents can happen on the river.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:35 pm to tgrbaitn08
So who’s crane was it?
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:42 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:43 pm to soccerfüt
That’s an old pic. She has a crows nest on her now
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:47 pm to eng08
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So who’s crane was it?
Not sure yet, but I can’t imagine they were traveling with the boom all the way up. The most that boom would have been would have been was 100’-120’ long. Was that the case? Where is the damage to the bridge?
Was the crane and barge working on the bridge and the boat was trying to keep the crane barge in place?
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:51 pm to tgrbaitn08
How did the Capt not know the crane/boom was up ?
Its right frickin in front of him ......
And what was the damage to the crane ?
Ive seen no reports on what happened after the impact
What happened to the crane ?
Its right frickin in front of him ......
And what was the damage to the crane ?
Ive seen no reports on what happened after the impact
What happened to the crane ?
Posted on 10/15/18 at 8:53 pm to Drop4Loss
I don’t know. Most Capt’s won’t push a barge with the crane boom up. There’s more to the story.
Posted on 10/15/18 at 9:12 pm to Hammertime
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Have you ever tried to drive a tugboat? I have. It's not as easy as you'd think
I have not ever driven a tug boat ( or push boat) but I see the idiots that do on a daily basis and am amazed more stupid shite does not happen on the river
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