Marine

20.2, accident, fatality

US: a female tug worker was killed when she became pinched under heavy rope attached to a barge off the coast of Marina del Rey. A male co-worker was seriously injured when the rope swung and hit him. The accident occurred on board tug Emma Foss (192 gt, built 1970), operated by Seattle-based Foss Maritime Co. Four crew members were on board the tug as it towed the empty barge San Pedro into an anchor position off the coast.