Bouchard Transportation is pursuing millions of dollars in insurance claims connected to the 2017 explosion aboard an articulated tug barge (ATB) that resulted in the deaths of two crew members.

The Morton Bouchard III-led company has brought a $21.5m lawsuit against Travelers Property Casualty Company of America for allegedly not paying for repairs to and total loss of 9,800-gt B No 255 (built 1999).