Tag: NTSB
Improper Lookout Leads To Tanker Collision
NTSB has published its accident report on the collision between the private Yacht Utopia IV and the tanker Tropic Breeze, on December 23, 2021,...
Baggage Handler Dies After Being ‘Ingested’
The horrific accident happened at around 3pm on New Year’s Eve as Flight AA3408, bound for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport waited at a departure...
Pilot Error Causes LPG Carrier Collision With Docked Tugs
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a November 25, 2021 incident involving a 754-foot-long, 106-foot-wide LPG carrier, the Gas Ares,...
[Watch] Failed Relay Causes $6M in Damages
A vessel’s loss of steering led to an estimated $6 million in damages when it contacted a barge near New Orleans, reports Manufacturing.net quoting...
Unregulated Furnace System Causes Bulker Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued new recommendations for safe layup for ships on the Great Lakes, based on findings from the fire...
Poor Bridge Resource Management Leads To Vessel Collision
NTSB published its investigation report on the bulk carrier Ocean Princess, which, with a crew of 24, struck the uncrewed/out-of-service oil and gas production...
Overpressurization of Fuel System Causes Fire Aboard Towing Vessel
NTSB issued the investigation report of the towing vessel Mary Lynn in which a fire broke out last May resulting to damages estimated at...
NTSB’s 14 Key Findings From US Maritime Investigations
A recent news article published in the Safety4Sea reveals NTSB's 14 key findings from US maritime investigations.
NTSB latest Safer Seas Digest
NTSB latest Safer Seas...
Lack of Communication Leads To Fatal Collision
The National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report on the fatal collision of the tanker Bow Fortune and commercial fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride...
Back-to-Back Hydraulic Hose Failures Causes Destructive Blaze, Says NTSB
The NTSB has determined that two back-to-back hydraulic hose failures caused the destruction of a fishing vessel off the coast of Cape Cod...