SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 —The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a 15 minute video that summarizes its investigation of the October 1, 2015, sinking of the U.S.-flag merchant ship El Faro
JUNE 26, 2018 — The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee will markup several pieces of maritime legislation tomorrow, including a House bill introduced by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) aimed at addressing some
APRIL 3, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued a Safety Alert to inform operators of the role that the main propulsion lube oil system was found
DECEMBER 13, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the probable cause of the sinking of El Faro and the subsequent loss of life was the captain’s insufficient
OCTOBER 2, 2017 — “The most important thing to remember is that 33 people lost their lives in this tragedy. If adopted, we believe the safety recommendations in our report will improve
JULY 3, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued 10 safety recommendations aimed at enhancing the availability of weather information to mariners. The recommendations stem from the NTSB’s ongoing investigation
DECEMBER 13, 2016 — The transcript from the El Faro’s voyage data recorder bridge audio is one of five factual reports added Tuesday to the National Trasportation Safety Board’s El Faro investigation
DECEMBER 1, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that on December 13, it will open the docket for its investigation into the sinking of the U.S. flagged cargo ship El
OCTOBER 4, 2016 — One year after the sinking of the TOTE cargo ship El Faro, Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, USCG, yesterday posted the following It has
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation has completed its review of the transcripts for the first public hearing session into the loss of the S.S. El
