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re: Tugboat sinks in Mississippi River near Chalmette. Two people missing
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:07 pm to fr33manator
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:07 pm to fr33manator
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in the area
Hope they ok but honestly my first thought was of a few good food spots I love.
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Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:08 pm to SheManShe
Would be the 2nd and 3rd person to die on that stretch this week. Really sad events.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:13 pm to Captain Crackysack
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i read the captain said one of the other crewmembers was in his rack when they went down.
just terrible...no way to find your way out with no visibility and a boat that wasn't likely upright.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:22 pm to Spankum
id bet that they didnt have any of the watertight doors closed either.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:12 pm to SheManShe
Prayers!! Lost a good friend back in 1990 to a similar incident in the Atchafalaya!
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:18 pm to Captain Crackysack
Rumor is they lost steering and ran over anchor chain and then anchored ship. That boat is too too heavy and if it got caught sideways in that current nothing was going to stop it from flipping and sinking.
Sucks real bad. I know the guy that owns the boat and he’s just a small outfit with just a couple boats. No way he will be able to recover from this.
Sucks real bad. I know the guy that owns the boat and he’s just a small outfit with just a couple boats. No way he will be able to recover from this.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:20 pm to Captain Crackysack
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read the captain said one of the other crewmembers was in his rack when they went down
I'm assuming they weren't on a 12 hour shift then? Or are there 2 crews on the boat usually? Well I'd assume not as there was only 3 guys.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:22 pm to tgrbaitn08
Are you just pulling info and photos off of facebook? 
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:24 pm to baldona
Since one guy was in a bunk, I would assume he was a wheelman off watch. So you had 2 wheelman and one deckhand. This boat stays local most of the time so they may have just been doing some trip or assist work.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:26 pm to Athanatos
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Are you just pulling info and photos off of facebook?
No. I know Stan, the guy that owns the boat and I’ve been chartering this boat for years. I know the boat very well.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:27 pm to tgrbaitn08
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That boat is too too heavy and if it got caught sideways in that current nothing was going to stop it from flipping and sinking.
Damn
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:36 pm to fr33manator
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But yeah...I don’t have the best of luck in being at the right place at the right time
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You've managed to kill just about everyone else, but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target!
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:37 pm to tgrbaitn08
Oh I know, just a scary and unfortunate situation
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:53 pm to tgrbaitn08
No big deal; the info you posted was all info posted on Facebook, so it didn't suggest some close knowledge to either the boat or the operator.
Did you know the boat well when it was under prior ownership?
Did you know the boat well when it was under prior ownership?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:00 pm to Athanatos
I’ve been knowing the boat since MCD owned it
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:06 pm to Athanatos
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the info you posted was all info posted on Facebook
What info?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:11 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:from a NOLA.com article
The barge the tugboat was attempting to maneuver appeared as if it "got caught up in this current," which then "snatched that barge and tried to pull it around to the starboard side," Campana said. The New Orleans Fire Department said the boat sank following a collision near the 4600 block of Patterson Drive in Algiers.
Sounds like they might've lost control sliding out the point and ended up broadside to the current. This river is crazy right now
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:14 pm to Captain Crackysack
Nola.com is simply trolling the message boards to write their story.
Little actual knowledge goes into their breaking reports.
Little actual knowledge goes into their breaking reports.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:18 pm to fightin tigers
I mean that was a direct quote from an eyewitness
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