The Coast Guard continues to investigate the loss of 21 shipping containers from the barge Ho Omaka Hou off Hilo, Hawaii. All cargo was successfully removed from the barge over the weekend and it returned to Honolulu Monday, where a further damage assessment is being conducted. Twelve containers of have still not been located. Nine of the initial 21 containers have … [Read more...]
NTSB Says Failure to Heed Weather Warning Led to Fatal Sinking of Duck Boat
The Coast Guard oversees the removal of Stretch Duck 7 from Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, July 23, 2018. The operator of a Branson, Missouri duck boat failed to heed a severe thunderstorm warning before the fatal sinking of the Stretch Duck 7 during severe weather in July 2018, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. Known hazards such as … [Read more...]
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report into Conception Boat Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report into the Conception dive boat fire, revealing that all six crew members were asleep when the fire broke out early on Labor Day as 33 passengers were asleep in the bunkroom of the vessel. The Conception caught fire and sank on September 2, 2019, just off Santa Cruz Island in California, resulting in … [Read more...]
NTSB Points to Navy Failures in John S. McCain Accident Report
The August 2017 collision between the USS John S McCain and a commercial tanker was caused by insufficient training, inadequate bridge operating procedures and a lack of operational oversight, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a Marine Accident Report released today. Ten sailors aboard the John S McCain died and another 48 were injured when the Arleigh … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Issues Findings of Concern from FV Destination Investigation
Note: The following Findings of Concern is being distributed by the U.S. Coast Guard following the February 2017 loss of the FV Destination in the Bering Sea with the loss of all six crew members. A National Transportation Safety Board report on the accident released last year said the Destination capsized and sank due to an accumulation of ice on … [Read more...]