A ferry was en route for its destination port. The passage plan had recently been used on three previous voyages and took the ferry from
The National Transportation Safety Board issued Marine Accident Brief 21/20 Tuesday for its investigation into the contact of a bulk carrier’s crane with a grain
Failure of a diesel generator caused an engine room fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Transportation
Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier Golden Ray that resulted in $200 million worth of damages, the National Transportation Safety Board said
Candles lit and left unattended in a yacht’s VIP suite caused a fire that resulted in the total loss of the $6.3M yacht and $480,000
In early 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic forced many cruise ship companies into an operational pause, resulting in many cruise ships anchoring in various locations for
In calm seas, a vessel was stopped while underway to allow the crew to undertake boat drills. While the lifeboats were tested, the rescue boat
The lack of accurate tow size information and two pilots’ insufficient radio communication led to a fatal collision between two towing vessels in the Lower
A bridge team’s lack of effective monitoring of their position while at anchor led to a cargo ship colliding with an anchored bulk carrier and
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