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

Capsized SEACOR Power on the evening of the accident, with a Coast Guard response boat in the foreground. [U.S. Coast Guard photograph]

NTSB: Severe winds led to fatal capsizing of SEACOR Power

Severe winds during a thunderstorm led to a loss of stability and ultimately the capsizing of the liftboat SEACOR Power, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday during a public board meeting.

boat after engine room fire

NTSB reports on $1.8 million towboat engineroom fire

A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on the port main diesel engine led to an engineroom fire on a towboat near Belleview, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board​ (NTSB) says. ​The

Electronic chart use had role in the co;;ision

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

Lack of stability likely led to sinking of fo=ishing vesse;

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

Blue Dragon wheelhouse exterior post-fire

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 capsizing of dredge WB Wood

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

Tugboats with City of Norfol

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.

Towboat engine room fire

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

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