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12 Jun 2025

Unsecured Watertight Doors Contribute to Sinking of Alaska Industrial…

WASHINGTON (June 12, 2025) — An Alaskan fish tender transiting Chiniak Bay to dump fish byproduct sank in part because the vessel’s watertight doors…

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10 Jun 2025

Media Advisory: NTSB Schedules 3-Day Investigative Hearing on Mid-Air…

​​​WASHINGTON (June 10, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing July 30 through Aug. 1 on the…

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3 Jun 2025

Boeing 737 Door Plug Separation Subject of June 24 Meeting

WASHINGTON (June 3, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting June 24 to determine the probable cause of the…

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3 Jun 2025

Sudden, Severe Weather Sinks Towing Vessel

​WASHINGTON (June 3, 2025) — Severe weather caused an overwhelming towline force and unrecoverable heeling that led to the capsizing and sinking of a…

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22 May 2025

Unattended Helm Leads to Grounding of Towing Vessel on Mississippi River

​WASHINGTON (May 22, 2025) — A pilot of a towing vessel on the Mississippi River left the helm unattended for several minutes, leading to a grounding…

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21 May 2025

Maritime Lessons Learned Detailed in NTSB’s Safer Seas Digest

​​WASHINGTON (May 21, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board released Wednesday Safer Seas Digest 2024, which details the most important…

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20 May 2025

Fatigue, Oversight Failures and Truck Parking Shortage Cited in NTSB Report…

​​​​WASHINGTON (May 20, 2025) – Driver fatigue, inadequate company oversight and a critical lack of safe truck parking along the National Highway…

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13 May 2025

Bulk Carrier Contacts Munuscong Channel Junction Light in St. Marys River

​​​WASHINGTON (May 13, 2025) — A steering system failure led to a bulk carrier’s contact with a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault…

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