Failed con rod assembly cause of towboat fire
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an engineroom fire aboard a 57-year-old towing vessel that resulted in an estimated $2 million of damage to the vessel. The incident
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NTSB reports on towboat fire
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on incident in which a 1963-built towboat sustained an estimated $1,350,000 of damage after an engineroom fire broke out. On October 8, 2019,
NTSB: Poor bridge resource management led to $6 million LPG tanker strike on wharf
A National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Brief says that an 83,000-cubic-meter LPG tanker struck a Washington State wharf on December 15, 2019, because the pilot approached with excessive speed and at
Marine Log to hold second virtual TTB event in March
Registration is now open for Marine Log’s annual TTB—Tugs, Towboats & Barges conference, the only event dedicated exclusively to the tug, towboat and barge segments of the U.S. maritime transportation industry. The
NTSB reports on contact of tanker with multiple vessels on Lower Mississippi
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident in which a fully laden product tanker plowed into moored vessels, barges and wharves causing some $40.5 million of damages.
Branson duck boat tragedy victim seeks action by Missouri State Attorney General
As had been widely expected (see earlier story), a federal court has dismissed a 47-count indictment against the captain and two managers charged in connection with the fatal sinking of the Stretch
NTSB reports on costly contact of tow with railroad bridge protection cell
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an incident in which, at 12.32 a.m. local time on January 1, 2020, the towing vessel William C was pushing a tow
Docking pilot’s actions seen as probable cause in tugboat allision with berth
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on its investigation of a Sept. 23, 2019, incident in which a wharf incurred $1.47 million in damage. The accident occurred
Deadly dive boat fire: NTSB seeks major small passenger boat safety improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday, October 20, called for major safety improvements to small passenger vessels after its investigation of a 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34
NTSB set to vote on findings on deadly dive boat fire
The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to conduct a board meeting October 20, 2020, at 1 p.m. (EST), to consider the agency’s investigation of the fatal, September 2, 2019, fire aboard