Coast Guard investigating Jacksonville grounding
The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday its Sector Jacksonville investigators are looking into a tug grounding Saturday that temporarily blocked the Intracoastal Waterway near Crescent Beach.
The tug went aground while towing a 1,200 foot dredge pipe, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard inspectors conducting an investigation into the incident found that the vessel, the 40-foot tug E.R. Adams, was operating without a properly licensed captain, without navigational lights and that the vessel's fire fighting equipment did not meet standard safety regulations, a Coast Guard statement said.
This is another example of the Coast Guard ensuring that professional mariners operating on the water are doing so safely and competently for the well-being of everyone on the water, the statement said
Coast Guard investigating Jacksonville grounding
