The Mobile Bay ferryboat fire of 1996, which occurred on Big Bayou Canot near Mobile, Alabama, resulted in significant loss of life and highlighted critical safety deficiencies in maritime transportation. The incident... Read more »
The catastrophic derailment of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited on October 9, 1993, at Big Bayou Canot near Mobile, Alabama, resulted in 47 fatalities and 103 injuries. A barge towboat, lost in dense fog,... Read more »
