Towboat captain faces criminal charges in fatal barge explosion

摘要

In yet another case of criminalizing a maritime accident, a federal grand jury has indicted an Illinois towboat captain and his family's business on negligence charges as a result of a fatal 2005 barge explosion. Dennis Michael Egan, 32, of Topeka, 111., was charged with one count of negligence by a ship officer in the death of a crewman. He was charged with one count of causing oil to pollute a navigable waterway. His uncles company, Egan Marine Corp., faces similar charges.