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21 Mar

NTSB: 68 bridges need analysis for vessel strike collapse risk

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(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended Thursday that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision, part of the ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The NTSB found that the Key Bridge, which collapsed after…

05 Mar

Degraded dock collapses in Louisiana after barge strike

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(WASHINGTON) — About 150 feet of a degraded dock in Chalmette, La., collapsed into the Lower Mississippi River in 2023 after a barge contact, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The towing vessel Ovide J was maneuvering two loaded crude oil barges to the Chalmette Refinery crude oil dock on April 25, 2023, when the starboard barge struck…

25 Feb

Containers lost overboard due to faulty cargo weight data

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(WASHINGTON) — The input of incorrect container cargo weight data when developing the cargo loading plan led to shipping containers falling off a cargo ship and others becoming damaged while the vessel was drifting off the coast of California, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. On Feb. 6, 2024, the U.S.-flagged containership President Eisenhower lost 23 shipping containers…

20 Feb

Incorrect valve led to fatal engine room fire on containership

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(WASHINGTON) —The installation of an incorrect valve in a pipe to a diesel oil tank led to a fatal fire aboard a containership docked in LaPorte, Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. On Jan. 8, 2024, a fire broke out in the engine room aboard the boxship Stride during bunkering operations while docked at the Barbours Cut…

19 Feb

NTSB postpones forum on automation in transportation

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(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is postponing its public forum, Automation in Transportation: Lessons for Safe Implementation, until a future date. The forum had been scheduled for March 11-12 in Washington. The session, to be led by NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy with participation by all NTSB board members, was slated to focus on safety issues related to…

11 Feb

Inadequate length of anchor chain cited in St. Thomas grounding

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(WASHINGTON) — An anchor chain failure led to the grounding of a cargo vessel in the Caribbean Sea, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. On Oct. 4, 2023, the cargo vessel Bonnie G was anchored, waiting out poor weather about 1 mile south of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, when its anchor chain parted and the vessel began…

10 Feb

Incorrect air draft estimate led to crane hitting Mackinac Bridge

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(WASHINGTON) — A captain and barge company managers not identifying that the crane they were towing was too high to pass under the Mackinac Bridge near Mackinaw City, Mich., led to the crane hitting the bridge, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Monday. On May 7, 2023, the towing vessel Nickelena was transiting the Straits of Mackinac, towing a…

05 Feb

NTSB: Ships’ wakes led to barge strike in New Orleans lock

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(WASHINGTON) — Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. The Algiers Lock connects the Mississippi River to a network of inland waterways. On July 4, 2023, the towing vessel Kitty was pushing two loaded tank barges into the…

02 Jan

NTSB renews call for passenger vessel SMS after Boston fire

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(WASHINGTON) — An improperly extinguished chafing fuel heating canister, canned heat used to keep food and beverages warm, led to a fire on the passenger vessel Spirit of Boston last year while moored at the Commonwealth Pier in Boston Harbor, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. As a result of the investigation, the NTSB issued four new safety…

13 Dec

NTSB to host forum on transportation automation

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(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an in-person public forum, "Automation in Transportation: Lessons for Safe Implementation," on March 11-12 in Washington, D.C. The forum, led by NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy with participation by all NTSB board members, will focus on safety issues related to automation in all transportation modes: aviation, highway, rail, pipeline and marine.…