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The M/V Delta Mariner on a good day. Photo: Boeing

Cargo Ship Strikes Kentucky Bridge, Bridge Collapses

By On January 27, 2012

A bridge in western Kentucky has partially collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship Thursday night.  According to officials, two spans of the U.S. 68/KY 80 bridge over Kentucky [...]

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Over 70 Injured In Hong Kong Ferry Allision

By On October 24, 2011

HONG KONG–Over 70 commuters were injured–some seriously–after their passenger ferry crashed into a mooring pillar after departure from an outlying island before dawn on Friday. The Hong Kong Marine Department [...]

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Casualty Outlook

By On July 2, 2009

It’s been a bad week for lifeboats, once termed ‘the Pinto of the seas’. Over at Maritime Accident Casebook three incidents during drills and training have come to light, two [...]

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Pilotage Paradox – A Look Into The Cosco Busan Allision

By On September 17, 2008

Pilotage Paradox by Paul Drouin The Cosco Busan accident, as with many others that have the same root cause, can be categorized into what I call the pilotage paradox. For [...]

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Incident Photo Of The Week – Norwegian Spirit

By On May 26, 2008

Yesterday the passengers of the cruise ship Norwegian Spirit were, as the Daily News headline reads, “Cruising For A Bruising”, yesterday as the ship allided with New York City’s Pier [...]

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San francisco Oil Spill Hearings – A Response to Admiral Bone, USCG

By On November 20, 2007

Yesterday my comments were published on the front page of The San Francisco Chronicle in an article titled; “Hearing today at Presidio – tough queries for spill captain.” Prior to [...]

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Cosco Busan Crew Remain Silent During NTSB Interview

By On November 16, 2007

In other news The San Jose Mercury News tells us; The International Maritime Organization saw the Cosco Busan oil spill coming: Last year, it banned new ships from being built [...]

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Bridge Resource Management – A New Focus On Watchkeeping

By On November 11, 2007

First a note… I am publishing this short clip ahead of my next article because of its importance! While preparing our upcoming “questions for investigators” article on the Cosco Busan [...]

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Follow the path of the Cosco Busan

By On November 11, 2007

UPDATE: BoatingSF has a new animation that can be found here: COSCO BUSAN’S TRACK – UPDATED _________________ Our friend John of VesselTrax.com submitted this link to our Maritime News Discoverer. [...]

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Allision – Nautical Word of the Day

By On November 8, 2007

In covering the recent San Francisco Bay Bridge incident I have noticed most (but not all) of the news articles have made a small error in terminology. In describing the [...]

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