NTSB reports on capsizing of towing vessel Megan McB
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief (MAB 14-17) on the July 3, 2013 capsizing of the towing vessel Megan McB in which one
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NTSB issues first video marine safety alert
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its first-ever maritime video safety alert. This safety alert addresses the hazards associated with passengers congregating or standing in stairwells during
NTSB reports on Mobile barge fire and explosions
AUGUST 7, 2014 — The National Transportation Board has determined the probable cause of the April 2013 fire and explosions aboard a towing vessel and two barges that were having their tanks
NTSB reports on towboat grounding and sinking
JULY 28, 2014—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the November 2013 grounding and sinking of towing vessel Stephen L. Colby. The Stephen L. Colby was
NTSB issues alert on passenger vessel stairway hazards
JULY 8, 2013 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety alert on passenger vessel stairway hazards during docking and undocking. Falls in stairways caused serious injury in the January
NTSB reports on tow boat grounding incident
JULY 1, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an incident last year in which the Boston Towing and Transportation vessel Justice grounded with an impact sufficient
NTSB reports on barge tow allision with Marseilles Dam
JUNE 24, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident last year in which several barges slammed into the Marseilles Dam on the Illinois River. No
NTSB issues final reports on three marine accidents
APRIL 21, 2014 — The September 2012 sinking of a wooden fishing vessel that was originally built as a World War II U.S. Navy submarine chaser is one of three marine accident
NTSB issues Seastreak Wall Street incident findings
APRIL 9, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the ferry Seastreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan in January 2013, because the captain lost control of
NTSB to hold forum on cruise ship safety
FEBRUARY 5, 2014 — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum on cruise ship safety and oversight on March 25-26 in Washington, DC. “Cruising is a rapidly growing segment