The U.S. Coast Guard said that in the wake of a recent marine casualty, which was associated with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and resulted in a fire and severe injuries to two crewmembers, it’s imperative that mariners working in hazardous zones create robust lockout protocols. “This incident shows the critical importance of hazard awareness, proper marking of hazardous zones, and…

After a high-speed passenger ferry struck a New York pier while docking — resulting in numerous passenger injuries and more than $500,000 in damages to the vessel and pier — a U.S. Coast Guard investigation, conducted in parallel with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), revealed “numerous safety issues, including concerns with the vessel’s control system configuration.”  The Coast Guard…