NTSB: Fatigue crack caused Alaska grounding
A fatigue crack ultimately led to a fishing tender barge breaking loose from its mooring buoy and grounding during a storm near Ekuk, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in
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NTSB finds fatigue a factor in loss of fishing vessel
A captain’s decision to get under way while fatigued led to the grounding and sinking of the 50.5-foot, 1983-built fishing vessel Tenacious near Whittier, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said
New commercial fishing vessels are needs-tailored
By Jonathan Hawes When it comes to commercial fishing vessels, innovations often amount to greater efficiency of the operation, and because of that, they bring much more profit. So, some recent changes
January 2022
Who will operate the unique towboat, M/V Hydrogen One? Also, we talk to a Great Lakes shipyard, learn about fishing vessel design, and ask whether the bulker market demand can be sustained.
Faulty insulation cause of fire aboard 52-year-old fishing vessel
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on its investigation of the December 10, 2020, fire aboard the 1968-built fishing vessel Lucky Angel off the coast of Mississippi. The
Coast Guard cites fishing vessel operator for negligence on Columbia River
The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of restricted visibility and a failure to
U.S. agrees to $725,000 settlement in fishing vessel pollution case
San Diego-based JM Fisheries LLC, G.S. Fisheries Inc., the companies’ manager, and the chief engineer of the commercial fishing vessel Capt. Vincent Gann have agreed to pay a total of $725,000 in
Fishing vessel accidents investigated in new NTSB report
For the eighth year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its “Safer Seas Digest 2020,” a compendium of the NTSB’s maritime accident investigations involving loss of life, injuries and significant
NTSB issues report on fishing vessel stranding and loss
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on a December 10, 2019, incident in which, at about 7.00 a.m., the fishing vessel Miss Annie was transiting out of
VIDEO: USCG cutter tows disabled fishing vessel to safety
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma has safely towed a disabled fishing vessel, located 160 nautical miles East of Nantucket, Mass., to safety. Tahoma received a report at 10:26 p.m. Sunday