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Design Flaw Leads to $3 Million Fire on Tennessee River Towing Vessel
A catastrophic engine failure aboard the towing vessel Johnny M led to a serious fire that caused $3 million in damage, highlighting critical safety vulnerabilities in marine fire protection systems....
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Mike Schuler
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Vessel Collision on Lower Mississippi River Leads to Sunken Barge, Temporary Closure
A collision between the Panamanian-flagged M/V ISLA DE BIOKO and the U.S.-flagged towing vessel GINNY STONE occurred Sunday night near New Orleans, resulting in a barge breakaway incident and one...
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Mike Schuler
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One Dead, 12 Injured as Boat Hits Passenger Ferry in Florida
A collision between a recreational vessel and the Clearwater Ferry near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida on Sunday evening has left one person dead and multiple passengers injured....
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Mike Schuler
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NTSB: Inexperienced Pilot’s Phone Use and Outdraft Current Led to $1.3M Ohio River Tow Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that an inexperienced pilot’s failure to compensate for outdraft current, combined with cell phone use, led to a costly towing vessel accident...
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Mike Schuler
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Engine Room Fire on Passenger Vessel Linked to Poor Maintenance, NTSB Reports
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that debris in an engine’s lubrication oil system caused a serious engine failure and subsequent fire aboard the passenger vessel Ocean Navigator...
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Mike Schuler
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Fails to Meet Modern Vessel Collision Standards, Risk Assessment Shows
In response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has revealed that the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bay Bridge (aka the Chesapeake...
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Mike Schuler
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Fire Erupts on Car Carrier with Electric Vehicles in Belgian Port of Zeebrugge
A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon aboard a car carrier reportedly carrying 110 electric vehicles in Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge’s outer harbor. The blaze originated on one of the cargo...
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Mike Schuler
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Containership Dismasts Iconic Tall Ship: ATSB Details Fremantle Port Incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an interim report detailing last year’s collision involving the Singapore-flagged containership Maersk Shekou and the berthed tall ship STS Leeuwin II, Australia’s...
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Mike Schuler
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Report Reveals Technical and Human Failures in 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster
A report by South Korea’s Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST) has identified multiple causes behind the April 16, 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that claimed 304 lives—mostly students on a school trip—in what became the...
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Mike Schuler
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NTSB Calls for National Reforms After Fatal Port Newark Ship Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings on the July 2023 fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off container vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark, which resulted in two...
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NTSB: Inadequate Firefighting Training Led to Deaths in Newark Ship Fire
By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – New Jersey firefighters who responded to a July 2023 fire aboard a RoRo cargo ship at Port Newark lacked adequate training in responding to shipboard...
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Mike Schuler
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NTSB to Hold Public Meeting on Fatal ‘Grande Costa D’Avorio’ Fire at Port Newark
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public board meeting on April 15 to determine what caused the devastating fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio that...