Tag: NTSB
Faulty Battery Causes Weeklong Boxship Fire
An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard a cargo ship docked in Florida that...
Inadequate Planning Causes Fatal Pipeline Strike & Dredger Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a virtual public board meeting on Tuesday to consider the draft final report on the explosion and...
Faulty Fuel Tubing Cause Boxship Engine Room 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...
Captain’s Ignorance Led To $1 Million Loss
A captain’s decision to leave the wheelhouse unattended while transiting the St. Marys River on autopilot led to the grounding and sinking of a...
Tanker Overtaking A Tow Leads To Its Grounding
On March 31st, 2022, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a report regarding a tanker pilot’s decision to overtake a tow in a large...
Engine Starter Failure Aboard Tanker Leads To $7M in Damage
NTSB published its latest report of an incident during which an incorrect solution to address a main engine start issue led to the contact...
Failure To Disconnect Car Batteries Resulted in $40m Worth Of Damages
An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen that resulted in...
Shipowner Fined for $3m Over Golden Ray Capsizing
Environmental regulators from the American state of Georgia have decided to fine Korean shipowner Hyundai Glovis $3m over the 2019 capsizing of the Golden...
Faulty Fire Alarm Led To $6m in Damage
The 2019 loss of the superyacht Andiamo in Miami was caused by unattended candles, an inoperable fire alarm and too much firefighting water, according...
Is Tesla’s FSD Mode Safe?
Tesla CEO said earlier this month that the company was aiming for a wider release of FSD by the end of September
The...