Tag: NTSB

In its ongoing investigation of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, the NTSB informed that it is adding additional material to the accident docket. Two items related to the El Faro’s voyage data recorder transcript were added Wednesday, including an addendum and an errata sheet.

The NTSB has published its Safer Seas Digest 2016, including lessons learned from major marine casualties investigated by the agency during the year. NTSB has determined the probable cause of the accidents and issued respective safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents. 

The US NTSB issued an investigation report, concerning the allision of the towing vessel Michael G Morris, pushing 30 loaded grain barges, with the Thebes Railroad Bridge, on the Upper Mississippi River, on April 2016. The vessel sustained no damage, but all barges broke away and 16 of them incurred $850,000 in estimated total damage.

On May 2016, the US-flagged lake freighter Roger Blough ran aground near the Gros Cap Reefs Light, off Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada. There were no injuries and no pollution reported, but the vessel sustained $4.5 million in damage to its hull and cargo system.

NTSB issued an investigation report, regarding a collision between the US Coast Guard cutter Thetis and the dump scow barge 123,being pushed by Matachin, in Panama Canal, on 2 June 2016. Although Matachin and its tow were not damaged, the Thetis sustained an estimated $1.2 million in damage to the hull and deck plate aft, as well as to various systems in the steering gear room.

NTSB issued a report, urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Weather Service, and the US Coast Guard to take action on tropical cyclone recommendations, in the interest of mariner safety. The recommendations derive primarily from the NTSB’s ongoing investigation into the sinking of cargo vessel El Faro on October 2015.

The US NTSB issued an accident report, regarding a fire on board Carnival Liberty cruise ship, on September 2015, in the US Port of Charlotte Amalie, that resulted in damages of USD 1.725 million to the vessel. The report provides findings of the investigation and safety recommendations, to prevent similar incidents in the future.

The NTSB issued an accident report, studying the allision of the tank barge Double Skin 501 with IMTT Bayonne Pier A in Bayonne, New Jersey, when being pushed by the uninspected towing vessel Peter F Gellatly. Damage to the barge, pier, and an adjacent ship, the Isola Bianca, totaled an estimated $2.7 million and resulted in the discharge of 630 gallons of fuel oil into the waterway.

The US NTSB published an investigation report, regarding the dive support vessel "Hammerhead", that was discovered partially flooded with an increased aft trim, while moored alongside the pier at the Newport Marine Terminal in Galveston, Texas, March 2016. The vessel was in a layup period with no one on board. Damage to the vessel was estimated at $900,000.

NTSB issued an accident report, concerning a fire in the engine room on board the uninspected towing vessel Jaxon Aaron, while it was pushing a flotilla of 16 barges upbound on the Lower Mississippi River, Tennessee. The fire spread from the engine room into the accommodation area and wheelhouse, causing an estimated $10.2 million in damage to the interior spaces.