NTSB reports on capsizing of dredge WB Wood

Wrong size bearing led to $1.1 million OSV engine room fire

An offshore supply vessel (OSV) engine room fire last year was caused when an incorrectly sized bearing led to an engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board says. On May 27, 2022,

barge fire

Scrap metal barge fire brings warning on lithium-ion battery dangers

The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that lithium-ion batteries and other possible ignition sources could pose a fire safety issue in the transportation of scrap materials as cargo. The warning comes

NTSB reports collision between two barge tows

Operator got crane height wrong. Bridge took near $2 million hit

In another report on an unhappy meeting between a crane on a barge and a bridge, the NTSB says that an incorrect estimate of a crane’s boom height led to contact with

MODU involved in drillship breakaway incident

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

NTSB reports collision between two barge tows

Towboat pilot did not report $2 million bridge strike

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a December 23, 2021, incident in which a barge tow struck a highway bridge. Though the bridge incurred $2 million in damage,

NTSB reports on capsizing of dredge WB Wood

NTSB: Lack of spotter led to $2 million crane toppling off barge

A crane toppled off a construction barge near Norfolk, Va., last year because no spotter was present to notice the crane being driven too far aft, and the cable system securing the

Steamboat Natchez on fire

NTSB identifies cause of $1.5 million steamboat Natchez fire

Combustible materials left unprotected near hot work led to a fire on the iconic New Orleans steamboat Natchez passenger vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board says in its latest report dealing with

fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike

Fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike on production platform

A company’s failure to adhere to the 12-hour work limit set in its Fatigue Management document is seen as the probable cause of an offshore supply vessel strike on an oil and

Tanker Tropic Breeze partially sunken

NTSB reports on collision that saw tanker sink after being struck by super yacht

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the December 23, 2021, incident in which the 750 dwt Belize-flagged product tanker Tropic Breeze, was struck by the 2018-built super

Ferrygrounding

NTSB: Software flaw led to Seastreak ferry grounding

​A software flaw combined with the captain’s failure to use back-up controls led to the June 2021 grounding of the Seastreak high speed ferry Commodore in New York City, says the National

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