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Grounding, tank barge KTC 115 with tug Salvor, Alexandria Bay, New York, United States, 27 July 2004 .: TU3-7/04-0017E-PDF

"On 27 July 2004, at 0445 eastern daylight time, the Canadian tug Salvor, pushing the single-hull tank barge KTC 115, loaded with approximately 9117 metric tons of liquefied calcium chloride was exiting American Narrows at Alexandria Bay, New York, United States, when it experienced a steering failure that shifted the rudder hard to starboard. A chain securing the starboard face wire failed, causing the tug to break free from the barge. The barge continued downstream and grounded on the north side of the channel, spilling approximately 60 tonnes of calcium chloride"--Summary.

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Department/Agency
  • Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
TitleGrounding, tank barge KTC 115 with tug Salvor, Alexandria Bay, New York, United States, 27 July 2004 .
Series title
  • Marine investigation report ; M04F0017
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Échouement du chaland-citerne KTC 115 naviguant avec le remorqueur Salvor à Alexandria Bay (New York, États-Unis), le 27 juillet 2004.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Gatineau, Quebec] : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, [2004].
Description21 p. : col. photos, map, ill.
Catalogue number
  • TU3-7/04-0017E-PDF
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