Calls for duck boat ban as NTSB continues investigation of fatal sinking
JULY 23, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard is today overseeing salvage operations to raise the sunken duck boat Stretch Duck 7 from the bottom of Table Rock Lake, Missourii, off of
JULY 23, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard is today overseeing salvage operations to raise the sunken duck boat Stretch Duck 7 from the bottom of Table Rock Lake, Missourii, off of
JULY 20, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go Team to investigate a July 19, 2018, duck boat amphibious vehicle accident at Table Rock Lake, near Branson, MO.
JULY 18, 2018 — The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard agency reports that just after 3.30 am, HM Coastguard received a report that a vessel had run aground on the Pentland Skerries approximately
JULY 18, 2018 — Large shipping losses have declined 38% over the past decade, with this downward trend continuing in 2017, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping
JULY 17, 2018 — The Coast Guard yesterday responded to a report of 12 people injured aboard a lava tour boat in Kapoho Bay, Big Island Monday. At approximately 6 a.m., Sector
JUNE 25, 2018 — Illegal passenger vessel operations pose a risk to public safety, credentialed mariners, and legitimate operators. A Coast Guard posting on its Maritime Commons blog highlights a recent case
JUNE 22, 2018 — A report just issued by the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch underscores the case for simply keeping booze off ships. The MAIB report in question is on the
JUNE 18, 2018 — U.S. Coast Guard 9th District responded this morning as, at 4.20 a.m., the Great Lakes bulker M/V Paul R.Tregurtha reported a generator fire. The vessel master reported the
JUNE 16, 2018 — A U.K. court has imposed penalties totaling £25,761.99 (about $34,000) on the captain of a Russian oil tanker for breaching the International Safety Management (ISM) Code in a
JUNE 12, 2018 —The U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Compliance Directorate has issued a new safety alert (Safety Alert 10-18) raising awareness on recent problems with contaminated bunkers in the U.S. Gulf