Passenger vessels – Professional Mariner

17 Oct

Smoke from engine compartment prompts rescue of 45 off Guam

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsPassenger vessels, U.S. Coast Guard

(SANTA RITA, Guam) — Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and Guam Fire Department rescued 45 people from a disabled passenger vessel off Agat, Guam, on Oct. 10. At 9:30 a.m., Coast Guard watch standers received a notification on VHF-FM Channel 16 from Princess Guam, a 45-foot catamaran, reporting smoke coming from the engine compartment. Watch standers notified Guam Fire…

22 Apr

Engine failure leads to fire on passenger vessel in Maine

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsNTSB, Passenger vessels

(WASHINGTON) — Debris in an engine’s lube oil system led to a diesel engine failure and an engine room fire aboard a passenger vessel docked in Portland, Maine, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. The passenger vessel Ocean Navigator was moored at the Ocean Gateway Terminal on Oct. 18, 2023, when the No. 2 auxiliary diesel generator engine…

02 Jan

NTSB renews call for passenger vessel SMS after Boston fire

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsNTSB, Passenger vessels, U.S. Coast Guard

(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…

07 Sep

NTSB: More progress needed three years after Conception fire

Rich MillerCasualty NewsNTSB, Passenger vessels

(WASHINGTON) — Three years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says more progress is needed on the safety recommendations it issued as a result of the investigation. Conception was anchored in Platts Harbor, off Santa Cruz Island, Calif., when it caught fire in the early morning of Sept. 2, 2019. The vessel…