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2 Tugboat Crew Members Killed in ‘Confined Space Incident’ on Barge, Coast Guard Says
Two crew members died and two were injured in a hazardous confined space on the freight barge Waynehoe, prompting a U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the incident.
- About 25 miles northwest of Ketchikan, a confined-space incident on Sunday left two crew members dead and two harmed aboard the freight barge Waynehoe.
- Federal regulations define a vessel confined space as a small, limited-access compartment that can create hazardous exposures, including lack of oxygen, as highlighted by the Coast Guard.
- The tug Chukchi Sea crew called the Coast Guard, recovered one deceased crewmember, helped two survivors exit, and the second body was recovered after towing to a pier in Ketchikan; the deceased were Ben Fowler and Sidney Mohorovich, with two survivors stable.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard labeled the event a confined-space incident and opened an investigation, while Coast Guard Capt. Stanley Fields expressed condolences to the crewmembers’ families.
- The Associated Press reported the incident and provided the initial public account, including a copyright notice and restrictions on republication or redistribution.
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Two tugboat crew members dead after ‘confined space incident’ in Alaskan waters, Coast Guard says
Tugboat crew members Sidney Mohorovich and Ben Fowler were killed, and two others injured in what the Coast Guard described as a “confined space incident” aboard a barge moored in southeast Alaska.
Crewmembers in fatal barge incident identified
The U.S. Coast Guard has identified two people who died Sunday while working in a confined space on a freight barge near Ketchikan. The two deceased have been identified as Ben Fowler and Sidney Mohorovich. One body was recovered on Sunday and the other was recovered on Tuesday. The other two crewmembers working in the confined space have been recovered and are in stable condition. The four crewmembers were on the barge Waynehoe. The Coast Gua…
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2 tugboat crew members killed in 'confined space incident' on barge, Coast Guard says
Two crew members of a tugboat were killed and two others were injured in what the Coast Guard described as a “confined space incident” aboard a barge last weekend in southeast Alaska.
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