NTSB reports on 2016 bulk carrier grounding
JANUARY 19, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety board says that the probable cause of November 2016 grounding of the 738 ft fully-laden bulk carrier Nenita in the Columbia River was the
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NTSB: Captain’s failure to avoid hurricane a key cause of El Faro sinking
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
NTSB issues report on fatal engine room fire in 58 year old towing vessel
NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued the report on the July 14, 2016 engine room fire aboard a 1958-built Luhr Bros towing vessel in which two crew
El Faro: NTSB issues weather forecasting recommendations
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
NTSB reports on NYC area tugboat sinking in which three died
MAY 24, 2017 — The National Transportation Board has issued its report on the March 12, 2016 incident in which the uninspected towing vessel Specialist struck a construction barge that was spudded
NTSB reports on why bulker was in $4.3 million allision
APRIL 26, 2017 — The National Transport Marine Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the March 26 allision of a 739 ft Panama-flagged bulk carrier with the Louisiana Sugar
NTSB reports on sinking of 41-year old U.S.-flag tug
MARCH 31, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the sinking in the Caribbean of the 41-year-old U.S.-flag towing vessel Spence while towing the 32-year-old
NTSB: Boaters should be required to take safety courses
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report Thursday identifying the risks associated with the shared use of America’s waterways. The growth of both commercial and recreational
NTSB releases transcript of El Faro bridge audio
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
NTSB to open El Faro investigation docket
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