NTSB reports on barge collision with a coal train
A failure by a towboat’s pilot and captain to correctly identify a caution area on an electronic chart is seen by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the probable cause of
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Lack of stability, hatch cover problems eyed in fatal sinking
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report on the November 17, 2020, sinking of the 82-foot commercial fishing vessel Emmy Rose. All four aboard—the captain and three deckhands—lost their
NTSB: Electrical fault likely caused $500,000 fishing vessel fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on its investigation of a November 10, 2021, fire aboard the 85 foot long fishing vessel Blue Dragon. No injuries or fatalities
NTSB reports on $1.5 million bulker strike on GoM platform
The National Transportation Safety Board says that “poor bridge resource management and a charting error” led to a Hong Kong-flagged 52,382 dwt bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in
VIDEO: Spirit of Norfolk towed to Colonna’s
The cruise yacht Spirit of Norfolk was towed to Colonna’s Shipyard, Sunday, following a fire that broke out June 7 and was not finally declared extinguished until 9.58 a.m., Saturday, June 11.
NTSB reports on $700,000 fire on 64-year old towboat
An engine room fire aboard a towing vessel was caused by overpressurization of the fuel day tank and a main engine fuel return system when a fatigued chief engineer inadvertently left the
Electrical fire destroys $3.9 million yacht
A March 26, 2021, engine room fire aboard a 100-foot, 216-gross ton yacht was likely caused by an electric source within the sound enclosure for the starboard generators, the National Transportation Safety
NTSB determines cause of $8.22 million containership fire
An incorrectly installed section of main engine fuel oil return tubing led to an engine room fire aboard a containership off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the National Transportation Safety Board
Hot work planning faulted in $16.5 million fish processing vessel fire
Issues related to hot work are the focus of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on a February 2021 fire aboard a fish processing vessel docked for repair at a shipyard
Maintenance error led to $3.8 million Washington State Ferry engine failure
Insufficient tightening of a bolt during an engine overhaul on the Washington State Ferry Wenatchee led to a catastrophic engine failure with expensive consequences, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)