07 Mar

NTSB to hold hearing on Cosco Busan spill

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The following is the text of a press release issued by the National Transportation Safety Board:   Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into the accident in which the 901-foot container ship M/V Cosco Busan spilled about 55,000 gallons of fuel oil after striking the San…
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05 Mar

No violations cited in death aboard Black Dog’s schooner

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
(VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass.) -- A Coast Guard report said investigators found no maritime violations in the death of an 18-year-old crewman who was killed on the schooner Alabama, the Martha's Vineyard Times newspaper reported. The young man fell from rigging while attempting to lay across the spring stay in July 2006. The 90-foot passenger vessel is part of the Black Dog company.   Click here…
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03 Mar

NTSB labels Coast Guard efforts to address
mariner fatigue as ‘unacceptable’

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, Maritime News
In an effort to reduce accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board is renewing its efforts to get the Coast Guard to adopt regulations that would reduce fatigue among mariners, including rules that would prescribe longer periods of uninterrupted sleep. The NTSB has been urging the Coast Guard since 1989 to revise regulations governing working hours. At a November 2007 meeting…
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03 Mar

Faulty indicator light aboard containership
leads to grounding in Savannah River

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
Tugboats moved the ship to a nearby LNG terminal after the grounding. No fuel was spilled and the ship sustained no structural damage. (Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) A containership with an electrical malfunction ran aground in the Savannah River, forcing the Coast Guard to close the river to ship traffic for 15 hours. The 796-foot MSC Korea grounded near Elba…
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