Harvey Gulf PSV and Genesis Energy Tug+Barge Collide

[Quimby]

@"AB Murph"

Have you ever noticed the crowded times? It seems like the dispatcher makes a call just in time for chow and crew shift. I find it hard to believe all the boats finish their jobs at the same time and start to move. Busy times in fourchon are 0430-0600, 1030-1200 and 1600-1800. I have sit pressed up in C-port1 for 40 minutes before waiting on a spot to ease out then the dispatch called and wanted to know what was taking so long after 20 minutes, called again after 30 minutes. Finally had a boat kind enough to hold up and let me out. It gets ridicules at times.

I’ll wait that long till traffic clears up. If there is a swarm of boats inbound for BP, I’ll slow way down and let 'em get ahead of me as well. I can do without the added stress. And to think when I was working on the West coast it was such a thrill to have to make passing arrangements. Oh yay! Another ship!