Massive blaze after tug hits pipeline
MARCH 13, 2013 — The Coast Guard is responding to an allision between a tug pushing a barge and a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans, Tuesday. A massive fire broke out following the allision.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report that the 47-foot tug Shanon E. Settoon (owned by Pierre Part, LA, headquartered Settoon Towing) was pushing a 154-foot oil barge when it allided with a pipeline 6 p.m., Tuesday.
According to media reports, the barge was carrying 2,215 barrels of crude oil. ES&H has been hired as the oil spill response organization.
All crew members were able to exit the tug; the captain reportedly suffered second to third-degree degree burns.
WWL TV reported last night that, while all four people on the tug had been accounted for, a man was being treated at the West Jefferson Medical Center where officials said he had suffered burns to over 75 percent of his body and would be be transferred to the Baton Rouge General Burn Facility. He is in critical condition.
A second person on the tug boat hurt his side when he was knocked off the boat.
WWL TV also reported that the U.S. Coast Guard would not try to extinguish the large barge and pipeline fire that broke out.
The TV station reported officials as saying "the water is too shallow and the fire is too intense to put out."
Other media reported that the Jefferson Parish Fire Department had equipment that can reach the blaze and was attempting to put it out.
AP reports a Coast Guard official as saying that the pipeline is owned by Chevron and that the company has isolated the pipeline from other mains, "so only whatever was in the pipeline will be able to burn."
Fuel oil leak was source of Carnival Triumph fire
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 — In an e-mail to past guests, Carnival Cruise Line Pre sident and CEO Gerry Cahill said that "preliminary investigations indicate the cause of the [Carnival Triumph] fire was the result of a leak in the fuel return line for the number 6 diesel generator."
The investigation into the fire is being led by the Bahamas Maritime Administration with participation by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Media reports cite the Coast Guard as saying yesterday that the investigation of the fire will take six months. Although the source of the fire has been determined, pinpointing its exact cause will take longer.
The cruise shiip was in international waters at the time of the incident. It arrived in Mobile late Thursday under tow, after passengers and crew spent five days at sea without power or working toilets.
Interviews have been conducted with passengers and crew, and forensic analysis has been performed on the ship. Investigators from the Coast Guard and NTSB will stay with the ship until the end of the week.
USCG Cmdr. Teresa Hatfield praised the actions of Triumph's crew in their response to the blaze, saying they had done a "very good job."
"We know that the fire originated in front of a generator," Patrick Cuty, a senior marine investigator for the U.S. Coast Guard, told CNN. "You can see the ignition marks on the wall."
（译文参考：船舶管理部 傅恒星编译）
拖轮与拖轮相撞后起火
13 Mar. 2013，海岸警卫队就发生在星期三的一艘拖轮推（油）驳船，在新奥尔良南30海里左右的佩罗河口附近与输油管道发生碰撞后发生火灾的事件做出回应。发生碰撞后现场燃起了熊熊大火。
海岸警卫队新奥尔良区值班人员接到报告，一艘47英尺长的拖轮Shanon E. Settoon(隶属于洛杉矶总部，Pierre Part拖轮公司)顶推着一艘154英尺长的油驳在周三下午6点钟与输油管道相撞。
根据媒体报道，油驳装载了2215桶原油，ES&H机构被聘为该油驳溢油应急响应组织。
所有的船员都能够撤出拖轮，据报道船长遭受2-3度烧伤。
据WWL电视台前天晚上报道，拖轮上所有的4名对此事负主要责任的船员中，一名被送到了West Jefferson医疗中心,医疗机构负责人说，该船员浑身烧伤面积超过75%，将被转院至路易斯安那州首府Baton的综合烧伤医院接受进一步治疗，现尚未脱离危险。
另一个船员在船舶相撞时侧面受伤。WWL电视台同时报道，海岸警卫队不准备尝试去扑灭发生在油驳和输油管间的大火。
电视台报道中引用官方发言称“着火位置水深太浅，且火势太大，无法扑灭”
其他媒体报道，杰弗逊县的消防部门准备携带设备能够抵达着火区并尝试扑灭大火。
美国联合通讯社 报道，一名海岸警卫队官员说，该输油管道归Chevron所有，该公司已从主管道隔离了该段管路，因此可供燃烧的仅剩管内的余油而已。
燃油泄漏是Carnival Triumph(凯旋嘉年华)游轮火灾根源
2013年2月19日，在一封嘉年华游轮总裁兼CEO Gerry Cahill发给一个老顾客的邮件里写到，根据初步调查表明，引起嘉年华凯旋号[Carnival Triumph]火灾的原因是由于6#发电柴油机回油管泄漏造成。
火灾调查组由巴哈马海事当局领导，美国海岸警卫队及交通安全运输委员会共同参与组成。
媒体报道引用海岸警卫队在昨天的发言称，火灾调查将持续6个月时间，虽然火灾的源头已经确定，但精确定位起火的原因及位置需要花更多时间。
发生事故时，该游轮位于国际水域。在拖轮的帮助下，乘客和船员在海上经受了连续5天失去电力，甚至马桶也无法使用的情况下，于礼拜四晚些时候抵达MOBILE。
来自海岸警卫队和国际安全运输委员会的调查组人员对船上的船员和乘客进行了访谈并对现场进行勘查，他们将在船上一直呆到本周结束。
USCG指挥官Teresa Hatfield高度评价了凯旋轮船员针对火灾所采取的措施，称赞他们“做得非常好”。
“我们知道，火灾源于发电机前端”USCG首席调查官告诉CNN，“你可以从墙上的痕迹看到着火点位置”。
