USCG and NTSB probe OSG tanker allision with Bay Bridge
JANUARY 9, 2013 — An allision Monday between the 752-foot Marshall Islands registered tanker Overseas Reymar and tower six of the Bay Bridge in the San Francisco Bay is being investigated by
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USCG and NTSB join Costa Concordia investigation
NOVEMBER 19, 2012 —The U.S. Coast Guard, joined by the National Transportation Safety Board, will be part of the Italian-led marine casualty investigation into the January 2012 grounding and partial sinking of
NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 —The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate response of the pilot of the
NTSB makes ferry safety recommendations
MAY 25, 2012—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently concluded that the probable cause of a loss of propulsion control of a Staten Island Ferry two years ago was the failure
NTSB: Faulty valve critical in S.I. ferry accident
Almost two years ago, the Staten Island ferry Andrew J. Barberi lost propulsion control in one of its two cycloidal propellers because of a failed solenoid valve in a control panel, causing
NTSB says USCG patrol boat’s speed was “excessive”
The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday determined that the probable cause of a 2009 collision in San Diego Bay between a United States Coast Guard patrol boat and a recreational motorboat was
Cell phone usage plays role in deadly accident, says NTSB
“The deadliness of distraction” was at the heart of a collision last year between a “duck” tourboat and a sludge barge, according to an investigation conducted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety
NTSB docket document implicates cell phone use in Duck Boat disaster
The NTSB has opened the docket on its investigation of the July 7, 2010 incident in which, at about 2:37 pm, the 250- foot-long empty sludge barge The Resource, which was being
Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving
Tarka II fire underscores why effective placement of smoke and fire detectors matters
Following its investigation of a fire that broke out aboard the 66-foot long, 1972-built fishing vessel Tarka II in September last year, the National Transportation Safety Board is highlighting the importance of