Fatigue factor in towboat pier allision says NTSB
The pilot of a towboat that hit a pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said August 21. The pilot of the M/V
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NTSB: Fatigue and complacency led to $10.6 million WSF “hard landing“
The National Transportation Safety Board says that fatigue and complacency led to the Washington State Ferries (WSF) passenger and car ferry Cathlamet striking a mooring structure, or dolphin, at a Seattle ferry
Fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike on production platform
A company’s failure to adhere to the 12-hour work limit set in its Fatigue Management document is seen as the probable cause of an offshore supply vessel strike on an oil and
NTSB: Fatigue crack caused Alaska grounding
A fatigue crack ultimately led to a fishing tender barge breaking loose from its mooring buoy and grounding during a storm near Ekuk, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in
NTSB finds fatigue a factor in loss of fishing vessel
A captain’s decision to get under way while fatigued led to the grounding and sinking of the 50.5-foot, 1983-built fishing vessel Tenacious near Whittier, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said
Fatigue seen as factor in accident involving two Kirby Inland Marine towboats
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a March 2019 incident involving two 1968-built Kirby Inland Marine towboats, the Dixie Vandal and the Trinity. At 0408 local time on
Frequent bridge warnings are causing “alarm fatigue”
Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create “alarm fatigue” and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role. That is a key finding of a new survey supported by
Study raises concerns about Panama Canal tugboat captain fatigue
DECEMBER 6, 2018 — The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says that a major accident on the Panama Canal could be imminent, releasing the results of an independent report that it commissioned
Fatigue blamed in Kirby ATB grounding in Canada
JUNE 1, 2018 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) yesterday released the report of its investigation of the October 2016 incident in which a Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge grounded in
VHF confusion and fatigue led to Dover Straits collision
APRIL 27, 2018 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report on a July 1, 2017 Dover Straits collision betwee two Hong Kong registered vessels, the bulk carrier Huayang