Marine Log - September 2008 - (Page 21) COVERSTORY materials and personnel in place and with adequate salvage capabilities. The incident is still under investigation. However, the preliminary Coast Guard investigation found that the crewmember piloting the tug Mel Oliver, held an apprentice mate’s license. Another tug operated by DRD Towing, Ruby E, had been involved in an incident on July 13, 2008, resulting in the sinking of that vessel. The preliminary investigation into that incident revealed that the crewmember piloting the Ruby E also held an apprentice mate’s license. Apprentice mates require the presence of a licensed master on board. The captain of the Mel Oliver was not aboard the vessel at the time of the collision. Other Coast Guard initial findings were that there were no mechanical, electrical or crew competency issues with the Tintamara, nor any competency issues with the pilot aboard the tanker. The Coast Guard says the Tintamara did call out via radio to the Mel Oliver prior to the collision, but the Mel Oliver did not return the radio call outs from the Tintamara. Vessel traffic service did call out to the Mel Oliver prior to the collision. The Mel Oliver did not answer the vessel traffic service prior to the collision. The Coast Guard has also released video from the VTS that includes the radio communications between the parties. It warned that “some language in the video may not be appropriate for all viewers.” In fact, it was remarkably restrained considering the circumstances ! ML SPECIAL UNIT continued from page 18 “No one wants the lights to shut off in Florida, and because they get their coal from the Mississippi River, it’s very important for us to bring the coal ships in so they can load the coal and get it down to Florida to keep the lights on," said Hahne. Now, “everything is rolling pretty good," said Lt. Willie Pittman, of the New Orleans MTSRU. “It's a balancing act, but we get it done. We make the best decision based on the needs of each facility. It has been working out well, and we're making it happen.” — Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. McLaughlin www.marinelog.com SEPTEMBER 2008 MARINE LOG 21 http://www.evac.com http://www.evac.com http://www.marinelog.com
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