NTSB reports on OSV allision and sinking
JANUARY 21, 2015 — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the June 14, 2013 allision and sinking of the offshore supply vessel Celeste Ann in the
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Bridge hits megayacht
DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Here’s another “bridge hits ship” story. The Coast Guard reports that vessel traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway near Bal Harbor, FL, is restricted following an incident involving a
Bridge hits ship
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Usually it’s the other way round. But the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an accident in which a bridge hit a ship — and
Safety alert stresses importance of air draft
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued a Marine Safety Alert (09-14) entitled “Air Draft is Critical.” Following is the text: Air draft is a
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
Bayonne Bridge: Too many ships hitting span
APRIL 23, 2014 — USCG Sector New York has issued a bulletin noting that the Bayonne Bridge has been struck twice within the past four months by ships with an excessive air
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
Tanker freed following bridge allision
APRIL 3, 2013 — The Coast Guard reports that the 473-ft tanker Harbour Feature was successfully freed at approximately 6 p.m., Monday after its allision with the Sarah Long Bridge, on the
Tanker hits Sarah Long Bridge
APRIL 1, 2013 — The Coast Guard has been responding to a 473-foot tanker that allided with the Sarah Long Bridge connecting Kittery, Maine to Portsmouth, N.H.., at approximately 1:30 p.m. today.
Coast Guard continues to respond to pipeline blaze
MARCH 13, 2013 — In an update to an earlier statement, the Coast Guard says it continues to respond to the allision between a tug pushing a barge resulting in a pipeline