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fishing vessel Katmai

Dog The Hatches – Watertight Doors Cited In Latest NTSB Report

By On October 26, 2011

During a severe storm at 22:00 one October in 2008,  the U.S. flagged fishing vessel Katmai lost steering in Alaska’s Bering Sea. The vessel was carrying about 120,000 pounds of frozen cod, [...]

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Eagle Otome Oil Spill

Dirty Joke Caught On Tape – NTSB Eagle Otome Report

By On September 27, 2011

Fatigue and distractions including off-colored jokes and reading newspapers are just some of the contributing causes to last year’s ship collision between the tanker Eagle Otome and a towboat which [...]

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NTSB Releases Final Report on 2010 “Duck Boat” Incident

By On June 23, 2011

The following is a press released issued by the National Transportation Safety Board regarding the fatal July 2010 “Duck Boat” incident in Philadelphia. Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety [...]

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NTSB Warns Against The Use Of Cell Phones

By On August 12, 2010

Today the NTSB sent out a warning against the sue of cell phones on the bridge of ships. The Coast Guard quickly followed with a similar warning writing: The U.S. [...]

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NTSB Releases Final Report on Cosco Busan Allision

By On May 7, 2009

Earlier today, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the allision of the M/V Cosco Busan with the Delta Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge on [...]

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Press Release from NTSB Board Meeting

By On February 18, 2009

Read the ful synopsis HERE Via NTSB.gov Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that a medically unfit pilot, an ineffective master, and poor communications between the [...]

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NTSB Board Meeting on Cosco Busan Allision

By On February 18, 2009

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting on its investigation into the Cosco Busan allision.  The goal of which, was to formally cite the probable [...]

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Cosco Busan – Radar Images And NTSB Transcript

By On September 19, 2008

Back in November we worked with a number of organizations to bring you the path of the Cosco Busan on the day of its allision with San Francisco’s Bay Bridge [...]

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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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Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video

By On July 21, 2008

The Windoc blocks the canal. Alex Howard In August 2001 the Bulk Carrier Windoc was lined up on the Welland Canal’s Bridge 11 in Ontario Canada. After recieving the flashing [...]

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Queen of the North TSB Canada Video

By On March 19, 2008

Video of TSB report on sinking of Queen of the North. Click on the blue ‘Start Presentation’ button. (its slow loading). It also has video simulation of the incident and [...]

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Sleep Week Crew Endurance Management

By On March 6, 2008

This is National Sleep Awareness Week and the NTSB wants to share information on Crew Endurance Management. They write: Endurance involves the body’s ability to maintain performance within safe limits [...]

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