NTSB Marine RSS Feed http://www.ntsb.gov/Surface/marine/marine.htm Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:42:51 -0500 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:42:44 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The investigation of the fire that occurred in an engine room of the Carnival Splendor on November 8 is being investigated by Panama, the country under which the vessel was flagged. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/101111.html 8DDD2A55-41C3-4DB2-BF02-B23584557923 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:42:28 -0500 The investigation of the fire that occurred in an engine room of the Carnival Splendor on November 8 is being investigated by Panama, the country under which the vessel was flagged. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/101111.html C8C24E93-C9E4-4C12-B9B1-70A8F1C7F1B2 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:28:06 -0500 In its continuing investigation of a collision involving a barge and an amphibious passenger vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report as an update on the status of the investigation. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100910b.html 7909690D-6782-48A2-93A5-581ABF2614C4 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:58:55 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a forum on fishing vessel safety beginning Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 9:00 am. The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100823.html C824E0BE-0C2A-4ECC-9702-A10EA1BCE96D Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:07:32 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued two recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the use of cell phones and similar wireless devices aboard vessels. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100811.html CA7D55BC-34F8-4990-8E14-8CE88DEFDDC4 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:18:40 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to investigate yesterday's pipeline accident and resulting oil spill in Marshall, Michigan. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100727b.html D9D759E2-2C54-407A-8B69-1555328D0B94 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:16:57 -0400 In its continuing investigation of a collision involving a barge and an amphibious passenger vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100712.html 92B2DC33-2143-4FFF-B501-4B822F32A378 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:16:22 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go Team to investigate a collision involving a tour boat and a barge early this afternoon. Local officials have reported that 2 passengers are missing in the accident. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100707.html A6A09E3D-58EB-4ACF-90A9-47E41D1F57BE Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:14:24 -0400 On Saturday, May 8, 2010, the National Transportation Safety Board launched a team to the New York City Borough of Staten Island to investigate an accident involving a Staten Island ferry. The passenger ferry, Andrew J. Barberi, departed Whitehall Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan for its regularly scheduled voyage to St. George's Ferry Terminal, Staten Island. At approximately, 9:19 a.m. (EDT), the vessel struck the boarding apron and transition bridge on slip No. 5 of the pier on Staten Island. At the time of the accident, there were 18 crewmembers, 2 New York City police officers, 2 concessionaires and 244 passengers on the ferry. Forty-eight persons reported minor injuries. The NTSB's on- scene investigation was completed on Saturday, May 15. Below is an update on the Safety Board's ongoing investigation. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100618.html D9E25802-34A8-4115-9C71-0816E4F77E8D Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:11:54 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to today's marine accident in Staten Island, New York. At approximately 9:22 a.m., the Staten Island Ferry Andrew Barberi collided into the St. George terminal pier. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100508.html BBD45D53-F73C-47C0-A036-25310EA54028 Sat, 8 May 2010 08:55:04 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to participate with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in its investigation of Saturday's collision involving the tank vessel EAGLE OTOME and the tug DIXIE VENGEANCE near Port Arthur, Texas, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the two federal agencies. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100125b.html 63A0EBC1-DFED-49DE-82F2-A4871D2E6880 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:31:58 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the January 24, 2008 allision of the MV Orange Sun with the dredge New York was the master's failure to appropriately use bridge resource management and to communicate; specifically, to familiarize his bridge crew with and inform the pilot of the vessel's occasional tendency to sheer, a characteristic that he had personally experienced. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091209.html EA47998E-3769-456A-A76E-685439487150 Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:24:58 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to investigate Saturday's marine accident in Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina. NTSB senior marine investigator Thomas Roth-Roffy is the Investigator-in-Charge and is leading the Safety Board's investigation. He is accompanied by two NTSB investigators. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091207.html A8F6187A-3278-4EAB-AECE-43CE573C9762 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:15:25 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Marine Accident Investigation (MS 101), scheduled for December 7- 11, 2009, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), still has openings for interested mid- to senior-level marine industry professionals. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091125.html F734B6FF-65CA-4654-9DF8-003E848C1A0A Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:09:25 -0500 Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the fire on board the Queen of the West was the failure of a pressurized component on the port main propulsion hydraulic system, resulting in hydraulic oil spraying onto the port engine's exhaust piping and catching fire. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091117.html 3FAFF186-57C6-4524-8797-FF2B54623F1C Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:31:27 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one agenda item. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091112b.html C79A9432-57CE-4498-A5AE-431E3D1828AC Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:21:42 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the sinking of the Alaska Ranger was uncontrolled, progressive flooding due to a lack of internal watertight integrity and to a breach of the hull's watertight envelope, likely caused by the physical loss of a rudder. Contributing to the loss of life was the vessel's movement astern, which likely accelerated the flooding and caused the liferafts to swing out of reach of many crewmembers. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090930.html CFF95217-D55D-4C62-ADFF-ED857335A08C Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:22:42 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a three-member team to investigate yesterday's multiple- vehicle accident that resulted in a fire and bridge collapse. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090716a.html E3EC2CAC-A13D-48EB-A21C-1C81674D55A4 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:59:35 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today addressed the Crescent River Pilots’ Association on ensuring passenger ship safety on the nation's waterways. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090629.html 10F7F0B5-C761-4B1C-BA5A-1C10DBC42B38 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:12:14 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today addressed the Western States Boating Administrators Association Conference (WSBAA) on advancing recreational boating safety on the nation's waterways. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090623.html C124B215-7562-4DB9-9F76-6B98C8D9F891 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:51:09 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has published two final marine accident reports on its website. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090507.html AF5ACEF5-0A78-4A98-88CD-0897D636AD46 Thu, 7 May 2009 16:43:18 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to yesterday’s marine accident in Ponte Vedra, Florida. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090413.html 1BEE39C8-CD14-4DD2-86FD-5C44FDF8BA08 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:30:28 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to participate with the U.S. Coast Guard in the investigation of a fishing vessel accident in Cape May, New Jersey. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090325b.html A142C483-5E7B-40E1-B365-D170521CEEFB Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:40:47 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that a medically unfit pilot, an ineffective master, and poor communications between the two were the cause of an accident in which the Cosco Busan container ship spilled thousands of gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay after striking a bridge support tower. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090218.html 7FE04BEF-AE25-40E1-B549-B79471B8F90A Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:14:46 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation into the accident in which the Cosco Busan container ship spilled thousands of gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay after striking a bridge support tower. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. ET, in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Please note the earlier start time. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090212.html 60440B8E-0D1F-4B73-B194-268D542BB2BD Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:12:36 -0500 Late registration is still available for the National Transportation Safety Board's Accident Investigation for Marine Professionals (MS 101), scheduled for January 26-30, 2009, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.). While nearly 100 individuals representing U.S. and foreign government agencies, maritime associations, and a variety of marine industry sectors have already registered for the course, there are still a limited number of seats available for this program. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090113.html DFFDD904-5215-4B94-BE42-95711170EA3A Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:50:32 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Marine Accident Investigation for Marine Professionals (MS 101), scheduled for January 26-30, 2009, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), still has openings for interested mid- to senior-level marine industry professionals. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2008/081219.html 4558F07D-BA85-4E01-8C5D-01F09E58A47F Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:51:20 -0500 Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board said today that, although there were some modest gains in the past year on several of its Most Wanted safety improvements directed at State governments, much more needs to be accomplished before any of the items can be removed from the list. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2008/081125.html F4EAF22A-83E9-410B-8DF9-DCE0FDB508D3 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:53:48 -0500 Washington, DC -- The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the M/V Kition's collision with the Interstate Highway 10 bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was the pilot's attempt to execute the high-risk maneuver of turning at the dock immediately above the bridge rather than moving the vessel downriver through the bridge before turning, or taking it well upriver, then turning. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2008/081030.html B8C3F868-C59E-4F09-93F1-C678703749BF Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:50:35 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the Empress of the North was the failure of the officer of the watch and the helmsman to navigate the turn at Rocky Island, which resulted from the master's decision to assign an inexperienced, newly licensed junior third mate to the bridge watch from midnight to 4:00 a.m. The third mate was not familiar with the route, the vessel's handling characteristics, or the equipment on the vessel's bridge. http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2008/080723a.html NTSB, MARINE 20731C6D-6EE5-48D3-9356-DA35830E7AFE Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate the collision of an oil tanker and a fuel barge causing an oil spill on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2008/080723.html NTSB, MARINE BF164F52-E1E0-4555-A375-78E47681329C Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, July 22, at 1:30 p.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2008/080717.html NTSB, MARINE AF965970-74FC-46FC-8BBE-D4B0120698A6 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400