National Transportation Safety Board Archives

January 29, 2020

Three feared dead after two towboats collide on Mississippi River

Written by Baird Maritime on January 29, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Inland Tug Operations, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue.

Three people are feared to have died after two vessels collided on the Mississippi River near Luling, Louisiana, on Sunday, January 26. Watchstanders at US Coast Guard ..

September 11, 2019

Safety lapses blamed for deadly fire on California dive boat

Written by Baird Maritime on September 11, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Maritime Tourism, Search and Rescue.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has stated that a number of possible safety lapses may have led to the loss of a commercial diving vessel along with 34 ..

August 8, 2019

NTSB identifies insufficient training, lack of oversight in McCain collision

Written by Baird Maritime on August 8, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval), Tanker World.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said that the August 21, 2017, collision between the US Navy destroyer USS John S McCain and the ..

January 20, 2020

Unified command suspends search for two missing fishermen following vessel collision in Galveston, Texas

Written by Baird Maritime on January 20, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Fishing Boat World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue, Tanker World.

The unified command established in the aftermath of the January 14 collision between the Odfjell-owned chemical tanker Bow Fortune and the fishing boat Pappy’s ..

September 6, 2019

Over 30 feared dead after dive boat catches fire off Southern California

Written by Baird Maritime on September 6, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Firefighting, Maritime Tourism, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

At least 34 people are feared to have died after a commercial diving vessel caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island in Southern California on Monday, September 2. US ..

June 19, 2019

Failure of towboat company to follow safety policies led to fatal capsizing, NTSB report finds

Written by Baird Maritime on June 19, 2019. Posted in Inland Tug Operations, Search and Rescue.

A towboat company's decision to place an inadequately vetted pilot on board a towing vessel on which he did not have previous experience, led to an accident that killed ..

November 20, 2019

NTSB issues additional safety recommendations following deadly 2018 duck boat sinking

Written by Baird Maritime on November 20, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Maritime Tourism, Search and Rescue.

As part of its ongoing investigation of the fatal July 19, 2018, accident involving a modified World War II DUKW amphibious passenger vessel, the National Transportation ..

August 20, 2019

NTSB cites overloading, poor stability assessment in fatal fishing boat capsizing

Written by Baird Maritime on August 20, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Longlining World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue, Seining World.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings following an investigation into the 2018 capsizing of a fishing vessel that left one person ..

May 31, 2019

NTSB issues barge safety recommendations following 27-vessel breakaway

Written by Baird Maritime on May 31, 2019. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a report containing safety recommendations issued to the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the US Army Corps of ..