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Pilot Overcompensating for River Crosscurrents Leads to Contact with Fort…

​​WASHINGTON (July 29, 2025) — Anticipating a strong cross-current that never materialized, an experienced tow pilot deviated from the sailing line on…

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Eric Stolzenberg Named Director of NTSB Office of Marine Safety

​​​Longtime mariner and investigator Eric Stolzenberg has been named director of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Office of Marine Safety.

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NTSB Releases Agenda for DCA Midair Collision Investigative Hearing

​​​WASHINGTON (July 22, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday released the agenda for the three-day investigative hearing…

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Tow Collision with Moored Barges Results from Distracted, Fatigued Pilot…

​​​WASHINGTON (July 17, 2025) — A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the…

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CSX Trainee's Fatal Fall Highlights Gaps in Rail Industry Safety, Training

​WASHINGTON (July 17, 2025) — On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the 2023 death of a CSX conductor trainee was…

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NTSB Highlights Effective Placement of Smoke and Fire Detectors Following…

​​WASHINGTON (July 2, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board highlighted effective placement of smoke and fire detectors following its…

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Safety Alert to U.S. Drivers: Put Down the Phone

​ ​ ​NTSB again urging phone manufacturers to install lock-outmechanisms after a deadly crash in Wisconsin

​WASHINGTON (July 1, 2025) – The National…

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Towing Vessel Runs Aground on Submerged Ohio River Jetty

​​​WASHINGTON (June 25, 2025) — A towing vessel grounded on a submerged jetty last year after the captain maneuvered too close to a bank of the Ohio…

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