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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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Crews Actions to Avoid Catastrophe in San Francisco Bay

By On January 29, 2009

Images via Flickr user duncandavidson Tuesday evening, the tanker Overseas Cleliamar lost all power while exiting San Francisco Bay just west of the Golden Gate Bridge.  The 741-ft tanker, on [...]

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Proposed Bill Mandates An Increase Of VTS Authority

By On December 4, 2007

(Photo by PA2 Prentice Danner, USCG) This morning Senator Barbra Boxer and Representative Nacy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, announced a bill giving the U.S. Coast Guard broader authority to [...]

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San Francisco Bay Bridge Allision

By On November 8, 2007

“At 8:30 am this morning, the Cosco Busan, an 810-foot container ship, collided with the base of one of the towers of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while the ship [...]

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