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Vessels

Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea was the tugboat pushing the empty sludge barge The Resource in a starboard hip tow during the July 7, 2010 collision with DUKW 34 on the Delaware River at Philadelphia.

Overview

Caribbean Sea was the tugboat pushing the empty sludge barge The Resource in a starboard hip tow during the July 7, 2010 collision with DUKW 34 on the Delaware River at Philadelphia.

Particulars

  • Vessel type: Tug
  • Length: 78.9 ft / approximately 24.0 m
  • Gross tonnage: 148
  • Built: 1961 by Equitable Shipyard, Madisonville, Louisiana
  • Original name: H.D. Campbell
  • Owner/operator at time of accident: K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P.
  • Propulsion: twin-screw, twin-rudder tugboat with two diesel engines rated at 1,200 hp each
  • Manning at time of accident: one licensed master, one licensed mate, two deckhands, and one licensed engineer

Incidents