Overview
Dixie Vengeance was the U.S.-registered towboat pushing two tank barges outbound in the Sabine-Neches Canal when Eagle Otome sheered across the canal on January 23, 2010. The forward barge in the tow, Kirby 30406, struck Eagle Otome after Eagle Otome struck Gull Arrow.
Particulars
- Vessel type: Towboat
- Flag state: United States [US]
- Official number: 506543
- Length: 74 ft in the accident table; 75 ft in the vessel-information section
- Length in meters: approximately 22.56 m from 74 ft, or 22.86 m from 75 ft
- Beam: 24 ft
- Gross tonnage: 143 tons
- Built: 1966
- Modified: 1998
- Engines: Twin medium-speed Cummins KTA-38 MO diesel engines
- Ahead propulsion power: 1,700 horsepower
- Inspection status: Not Coast Guard inspected and not required to be inspected, according to the NTSB report
- Complement during incident: 4
Incidents
Operators / owners
- Kirby Inland Marine, LLC, Houston, Texas.