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NTSB: Towboat captain’s sleep inertia likely led to $2.5 million hit on lock gate
A captain who assumed a watch immediately after waking was likely experiencing sleep inertia, leading to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, says the National Transportation Safety