NTSB reports on barge collision with a coal train
A failure by a towboat’s pilot and captain to correctly identify a caution area on an electronic chart is seen by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the probable cause of
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Lack of stability, hatch cover problems eyed in fatal sinking
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report on the November 17, 2020, sinking of the 82-foot commercial fishing vessel Emmy Rose. All four aboard—the captain and three deckhands—lost their
NTSB: Electrical fault likely caused $500,000 fishing vessel fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on its investigation of a November 10, 2021, fire aboard the 85 foot long fishing vessel Blue Dragon. No injuries or fatalities
Port NOLA awarded grant funding for maritime security operations
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) was recently awarded $514,964 in Port Security Grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to upgrade technology at the Harbor Police Department (HPD)’s
$100 million laker fire: NTSB issues 3 safety recommendations
The National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations following its investigation into a fire that broke out aboard a Great Lakes bulk carrier when docked in winter layup. Damage to the
Allianz: Prevention measures are crucial to tackling battery-fire risks
While incentives to persuade drivers out of their gas-guzzlers and into electrical vehicles (EVs) may be good news for the climate, they should also be a wakeup call to vessel operators. A
ERL’s EverGreen Seal gets AWO safety award
The American Waterways Operators reports that its Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee has presented AWO affiliate member ERL Inc. with the panel’s third annual safety award. The award was given to ERL
Port Canaveral awarded $1.9 million in Port Security Grant funding
Port Canaveral, Fla., has been awarded $1,941,285 in FEMA funding for several projects that will protect critical infrastructure from terrorism and other security threats. The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) will receive $1,357,020
NTSB reports on $1.5 million bulker strike on GoM platform
The National Transportation Safety Board says that “poor bridge resource management and a charting error” led to a Hong Kong-flagged 52,382 dwt bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in
Maersk will implement HydroPen container firefighting solution fleet wide
Container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has opted for full-scale implementation of Viking Life-Saving Equipment’s HydroPen drill-and-spray solution for fighting container fires. It has placed an order that will see HydroPen