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14 May

NTSB: Dali had blackouts in port hours before bridge strike

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, Ports, shipping

(BALTIMORE) — The containership Dali lost electrical power hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to the preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In a span of about 10 hours, the ship experienced multiple blackouts – two during in-port maintenance – before hitting the central truss spans…

06 May

NTSB cites bank effect in South Carolina pier strike

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(WASHINGTON) — A pilot maneuvering a tanker too close to a bank before a turn on the Cooper River led to the collapse of a 300-foot section of pier at Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station in South Carolina, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The 600-foot Bow Triumph struck Naval Weapons Station Pier B while transiting the…

25 Apr

Undetected flooding from pipe led to capsizing of dredger

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(WASHINGTON) — A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. The non-propelled dredging vessel WB Wood capsized on the early morning of Jan. 16, 2023, during dredging operations. Before the…

23 Apr

Baltimore lawsuit: Dali ‘unseaworthy’ before bridge strike

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsNTSB, Ports, Salvage, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The mayor and city council of Baltimore have filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, causing its collapse and killing six people working on it at the time, Reuters reported. The lawsuit, filed in Maryland federal court on Monday, seeks unspecified damages from the registered…

23 Apr

NTSB: Obstructed valve led to partial sinking of towboat

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(WASHINGTON) — An obstructed check valve on a bilge pump led to the flooding and partial sinking of a towboat last year while moored at a shipyard near New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The towboat Joanne Marie was found partially submerged a day and a half after being moored and deactivated at the Bollinger Quick…

11 Apr

Baltimore bridge investigators focusing on Dali’s electrical system

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, Salvage

(WASHINGTON) — Federal safety investigators are focusing on the electrical system of the containership Dali, which struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, collapsing the span and plunging six construction workers to their deaths, The Baltimore Sun reported. Investigators, who are still aboard the 984-foot boxship, are searching in the ship’s engine room for an explanation as to…

02 Apr

NTSB: Complacency led to Mississippi River bridge strike

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(WASHINGTON) — A towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year on the Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The towing vessel Susan K was transiting with 25 barges downbound on the Mississippi River toward the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge on April 23. The captain intended to maneuver the tow through the western…

28 Mar

NTSB releases timeline leading to Baltimore bridge collapse

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday released an initial timeline of events in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which was struck by the containership Dali early Tuesday morning. Information recovered from the ship's voyage data recorder (VDR) showed power failed for 1 minute and 3 seconds as the ship approached the…

27 Mar

NTSB recovers ship’s VDR after Baltimore bridge strike

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, NTSB, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported Wednesday that it has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) from the containership Dali, which a day earlier struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., causing the span to collapse. On Tuesday at about 0127, the 984-foot Singapore-flagged ship reportedly lost power while transiting out of Baltimore Harbor en…

05 Mar

Tug’s speed, hydrodynamic forces led to Texas collision

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(WASHINGTON) — A tugboat maneuvering near a transiting tanker in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel was drawn in toward the tanker, leading to a collision, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The tugboat Mark E. Kuebler and the tanker Nisalah collided in the channel near Ingleside, Texas, on Jan. 22, 2023. The tugboat’s hull was breached by the…