NTSB determines cause of towboat engineroom fire
The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has issued its report on a March 2021 incident in which an engineroom fire broke out aboard the 1956-built towboat, Miss Dorothy, owned and operated by
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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
Poor communication blamed in $1.1 million barge strike on bridge
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on a January 12, 2021, incident in which an empty hopper barge, pushed by the towing vessel Robert Cenac, struck the CSX
NTSB reports on $500,000 barge contact with Barataria Bridge
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has completed its investigation of a November 22, 2020, accident involving barges towed by the Trent Joseph and George C and the Barataria Bridge near Barataria,
VIDEO: Final Golden Ray section leaves St. Simons Sound
More than two years after the capsize of the car carrier Golden Ray on September 8, 2019, the final section of its dismantled wreck has now been removed from St. Simons Sound,
NTSB reports on expensive collision between two anchored ships
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a May 8, 2020, incident in which, at about 4.55 p.m. local time, the anchored general cargo vessel Nomadic Milde collided with
NTSB reports on expensive barge strike on bridge fendering
The National Transportation Safety Board has published its report on an August 19, 2020, incident in which a loaded Brance Diversified Inc. hopper barge, pushed by a River Ventures LLC towing vessel,
Lack of continuous monitoring seen in $900,000 shipyard fire
A shipyard fire that broke out aboard a 1978-built dive support vessel last year was able to start and spread without notice because no one was continually monitoring the vessel while fire
NTSB reports on collision with ATB that totaled an OSV
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the November 14, 2019, incident in which, about about 2.15 p.m. local time, the offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No.
NTSB: LPG tanker’s speed a factor in 2019 collision with Kirby tank barge
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the May 10, 2019, incident in which the LPG carrier Genesis River collided with a 297 foot long tank barge being