National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released its report into the March 16, 2021, allision between the tanker Bow Tribute and a fendering system protecting two intakes for New… Read More

Pilot error was responsible for an incident occurring March 19, 2021, in which a tow pushed by the towing vessel mv. Kevin Michael struck part of the lock chamber guide… Read More

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released its marine investigation report detailing the March 22, 2021, allision between the mv. Ava Claire’s lead barge and gate No. 3 at… Read More

The engineroom fire that destroyed the mv. Miss Dorothy on March 17, 2021, was likely caused by the ignition of spraying diesel fuel from a main engine’s fuel system onto… Read More

Just before midnight on January 12, 2021, the mv. Robert Cenac pushed its single empty barge into the CSX railway swing bridge that crosses the Rigolets near Slidell, La. No… Read More

The poor condition of the swing span on the Barataria Bridge, including a lack of protective fendering, a faulty limit switch and a lack of red navigation lights, were all… Read More

Severe, unforecasted winds caused a containership to break away from a pier and damaged equipment at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in New Orleans on August 2, 2020, according to… Read More

The failure of a bridge crew to realize that their vessel was dragging its anchor led to a collision on the Lower Mississippi River that caused $16.9 million in damage. … Read More

Insufficient radio communication and a failure to properly communicate tow size via AIS systems led to a fatal collision that sank a towing vessel with four crewmembers aboard, three of… Read More