NTSB releases Marine Accident Brief on Collision of Oil Tanker FR8 Pride with MODU Rowan EXL I.

On April 24, 2013, two Kirby-owned tank barges exploded during routine cleaning operations at the Oil Recovery Company Marine Terminal in Mobile, injuring three employees. Preliminary findings released.

A NTSB investigation into a fatal 2011 liftboat accident in the Gulf of Mexico has found that the owners/operators and charterers failed to assess and prepare for the risks associated...

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board’s latest update on the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 9 Seastreak Wall Street hi-speed ferry incident in New York City reveals a focus...

The Coast Guard said Thursday that it will convene a formal hearing in February together with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the October 29th sinking of the tall...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday issued a recommendation to the U.S. Coast Guard that would subject Coast Guard personnel involved in serious marine incidents to timely post-accident drug...

WASHINGTON – The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate response of the pilot of...

New video of the tragic July 2010 duck boat colision on the Delaware River in Philadelphia has emerged, offering a new glimpse of the broken down tourist vessel just moments...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cosco Busan Photo by Noah Berger/Associated PressOctober 15th 2003 the Staten Island ferry crashed into a concrete pier killing eleven people and leaving 71 injured. It was later determined that...