NTSB reports on $5 million drillship breakaway
A deteriorated bollard led to a 752 foot long drillship breaking away and colliding with a cargo vessel in Pascagoula, Miss., last year, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The
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NTSB issues report on fatal double towboat collision
The lack of accurate tow size information and two pilots’ insufficient radio communication led to a fatal collision between two towboats in the Lower Mississippi River near Destrehan, La., according to a
NTSB publishes latest Safer Seas Digest
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its Safer Seas Digest 2020, a compendium of the NTSB’s maritime accident investigations involving loss of life, injuries and significant property damage completed in 2020.
Manslaughter charges in deadly duck boat sinking
Missouri has brought state charges of involuntary manslaughter against three men in relation to the 2018 sinking of a duck boat in Branson, Mo., in which 17 people lost their lives. The