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07 Aug

Inadequate loading guidance led to grounding of bulker

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(WASHINGTON) — Inadequate operating company guidance on underkeel clearance led to the April 2023 grounding of a bulk carrier in Lake Huron, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The bulker John J. Boland grounded twice as it was completing final loading in Port Dolomite, Mich., on April 21, 2023. The crew discovered flooding and damage to the hull…

05 Aug

Design flaw, lack of training led to Staten Island Ferry fire

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(WASHINGTON) — The design of a new passenger ferry’s engine and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to a 2022 fire aboard a Staten Island Ferry, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The fire broke out in the engine room of the passenger ferry Sandy Ground in New York Harbor with 884 people aboard on Dec. 22,…

25 Jul

Crew’s action limits fire damage to Louisiana lugger tug

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(WASHINGTON) — A ruptured hydraulic hose spraying fuel on a hot engine led to a fire aboard a towing vessel in Louisiana’s Lake Salvador, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. The fire broke out in the engine room as Desperado, a lugger tug, was transiting near Bayou Perot, La., on Feb. 17, 2023. The three crewmembers aboard could…

23 Jul

Master alone on bridge when bulker grounded while leaving dock

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(WASHINGTON) — The bulk carrier American Mariner was leaving a dock near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, last year when the master — acting alone on the bridge during complicated maneuvers — overshot a turn and grounded on shoals, damaging three ballast water tanks, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported Tuesday. The vessel was heading outbound in the Vidal Shoals…

16 Jul

Electrical source ignited stateroom fire on Alaska passenger boat

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(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday issued the final report for its investigation of a 2023 fire aboard a passenger vessel in Alaska. On Jan. 19, 2023, the small passenger vessel Qualifier 105 was being stored ashore for the winter in the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard in Homer, Alaska, when a fire started in a stateroom…

09 Jul

Missed rock on chart led to ATB grounding in Alaska

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(WASHINGTON) — An articulated tug-barge (ATB) hit a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska last year, leading to a grounding that caused $1.4 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The tugboat Cingluku and barge Jungjuk were transiting into Shakmanof Cove from Marmot Bay on May 25, 2023, with six crewmembers on board. Cingluku and Jungjuk…

27 Jun

Fatal cutter collision among NTSB digest safety lessons

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(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released Safer Seas Digest 2023, which gathers the most important lessons learned from marine investigations completed last year. The digest details safety lessons from NTSB investigations that were finished in 2023, including the fatal collision between the Coast Guard cutter Winslow Griesser and the center-console boat Desakata off the coast of…

24 Jun

NTSB update focuses on Dali’s electrical components

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(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published an investigative update Monday for its ongoing investigation of the March 26 contact of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and the subsequent bridge collapse. The investigative update does not contain analysis and does not discuss probable cause in this ongoing investigation. As such, no conclusions…

23 May

NTSB cites outdraft above dam in Ohio River tow strike

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(WASHINGTON) — A barge tow struck a mooring cell on the Ohio River last year after encountering a strong outdraft current above the McAlpine Dam during high-water conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. The towing vessel Queen City was transiting the Ohio River with 11 barges in tow when the tow struck the Vane Dike at the…

21 May

Flawed propeller blade leads to loss of propulsion on boxship

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(WASHINGTON) — A containership’s propeller blade cracked, leading to a loss of hydraulic oil and propulsion while transiting the Pacific Ocean, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The investigation found a blade on the vessel’s controllable-pitch propeller system did not meet manufacturer design specifications. The containership Maunalei was traveling to Portland, Ore., from Anchorage, Alaska on Aug. 11,…