General information

IMO:
1030000000
invalid
MMSI:
366995570
Callsign:
WDC2611
Width:
8.0 m
Length:
21.0 m
Deadweight:
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TEU:
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Year of build:
Class:
AIS type:
Tug
Ship type:
Flag:
United States of America
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Course/Position

Position:
Navigational status:
Moving
Course:
0.0° / 0.0
Heading:
29.0° / 0.0
Speed:
Max speed:
Status:
waiting
Area:
United States
Last seen:
2022-02-22
765 days ago
Source:
T-AIS
Destination:
ETA:
Summer draft:
Current draft:
Last update:
1500 days ago
Source:
T-AIS
Calculated ETA:

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Latest ports

Port
Arrival
Departure
Duration
2022-02-22
765d 7h 39m
2019-11-18
2019-11-18
58m
2019-11-17
2019-11-17
38m
2019-11-17
2019-11-17
2h
2019-11-16
2019-11-16
1h 7m
2019-11-14
2019-11-15
13h 48m
2019-11-07
2019-11-07
20m
2019-11-06
2019-11-06
2h 6m
2019-10-19
2019-11-05
17d 4h 24m
2019-10-18
2019-10-18
12h 39m
Note: All times are in UTC

Latest Waypoints

Waypoints
Time
Direction
Morgans Point
2019-11-05
Enter
Morgans Point
2019-10-19
Leave
Morgans Point
2019-10-17
Enter
Morgans Point
2019-10-14
Leave
Morgans Point
2019-10-14
Enter
Morgans Point
2019-10-09
Leave
Morgans Point
2019-10-09
Enter
Note: All times are in UTC

Latest news

Formal hearing regarding collision with bulkcarrier Summer Wind

Mon Jun 02 08:52:18 CEST 2014 Timsen

The US Coast Guard informed that in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board, it was to begin a formal hearing at the Galveston County Criminal Justice Center on June 2, 2014 at 1 p.m. concerning the collision between the "Summer Wind", the tug "Miss Susan" and its towed barge- On Mar 22, the bulkcarrier was en route to the Port of Houston when it collided with a barge owned by Kirby Inland Marine, which was being towed by the "Miss Susan" and was headed from the Port of Texas City to the Intracoastal Waterway along the Bolivar Peninsula.The vessels collided near the tip of the Texas City Dike, in an area known as the Texas City Y, resulting in the spillage from the barge of 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into the water. The purpose of the Coast Guard marine casualty investigation and formal board hearing was to examine the causes of a marine casualty, make recommendations to help avoid a similar incident, improve overall maritime transportation safety, and promote safety of life and property at sea. The investigation and formal board are not intended to fix civil or criminal responsibility. The final report of investigation will be made available to the public once reviewed and approved. No analysis or conclusions will be presented during the hearing. The NTSB was assisting in the investigation in accordance with the Coast Guard/NTSB Memorandum of Understanding. The Coast Guard’s Investigations National Center of Expertise is also providing investigative assistance.

Audio tapes shed light on collision cause

Wed Apr 02 11:39:46 CEST 2014 Timsen

Investigators were still trying to identify the cause of the collision of the "Summer Wind" with an oil barge of the "Miss Susan", but Texas law considered the Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine Corp. was a responsible party. Audio tapes released by federal investigators showed the chaos leading up to the crash of an oil barge pushed by the "Miss Susan" with the "Summer Wind" that caused a massive oil spill on the Houston Ship Canal. "Cause right now I'm less than three-quarter a mile from you, and you ain't got to the channel yet", the captain of the "Summer Wind" was warning the tug's captain not to cross in front of him on Mar 22. But the exchange apparently came too late to avoid making contact in the crowded waterway. "If you keep on going, I’m going to get you", the captain of the bulk carrier said. "Captain, I can cut her back. I can go dead slow, but that still ain’t going to stop it because I’m coming up on half a mile of you", he added. The captain of the "Miss Susan" responded to the warning by attempting to back out of the channel at full speed. With less than a mile of visibility because of heavy fog, and as the vessel towing the oil-laden barges backed up, the tug captain radioed: "I’m looking at you now and it don’t look good." Moments later, one of the barges was sideswiped by the "Summer Wind". The cleanup of the resulting oil spill on Apr 1 continued along the gulf beaches. Corpus Christi officials said they are restricting access to North Padre Island as more oil seems to be coming ashore. 21 dolphins, four sea turtles and 168 birds have died as a result of the oil spill. Three percent of the sand on the northern part of Padre Island was contaminated and hundreds of seabirds were covered with at least small amounts of oil.

Miss Susan has a history of mishaps

Fri Mar 28 11:35:05 CET 2014 Timsen

The Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine Corp., the operator of the barge that spilled nearly 170,000 gallons of oil into the Houston Ship Channel, which was fully reopened again late on Mar 27, will be fined by Texas regulators regardless of the outcome of state and federal investigations. Investigators were are still trying to pinpoint the cause of the accident of the barge pushed by the "Miss Susan", but Texas law considered the company carrying the oil a responsible party. It won't be the first fine for the company, which has paid more than $51,000 for at least 77 spills since 2008, most of which were minor incidents. The Coast Guard was investigating the accident with an assist from the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators were reviewing communications recordings between the ships involved and doing interviews. The "Miss Susan" with two barges had left Texas City and were heading for the Intracoastal Waterway, which is designed exclusively for barges, while the inbound "Summer Wind" was traveling through the Houston Ship Channel. The collision occurred when the barges made a left turn to enter the Intracoastal Waterway and were crossing the ship channel. It is unclear whether the barge hit the ship or the other way around. Investigators will look at the role fog may have played and try to determine the speed of the vessels. Kirby has reported dozens of incidents that were investigated by the Coast Guard in recent years, including at least 20 involving the "Miss Susan". A database of Coast Guard incidents shows that some were minor, such as equipment failure. The largest fine that Texas imposed on Kirby in the past six years came in 2012, when the company had to pay $20,350 for a spill that dumped 8,400 gallons of oil in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Kirby, however, is being regarded as a responsible and well-run company despite the fines.

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