A pilot did not effectively compensate for outdraft current, causing a barge tow to strike a vane dike last year while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, Ky. Read More
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A recent press release from Condition Monitoring Technologies (CMT), which makes marine sensors and monitoring systems, cautions mariners against placing sole reliance on artificial intelligence. The company insists that human… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) “urgently” recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse… Read More
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report dated January 14 determined the probable cause of a July 4, 2023, allision between the mv. Kitty’s lead barge and Algiers Lock, located… Read More
A strong outdraft current above the McAlpine Dam during high-water conditions led to the mv. Queen City’s tow hitting a mooring cell in March 2023, pinning three barges against the… Read More
A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi River,… Read More
A wire nut lodged in a valve resulted in the partial sinking of a towing vessel and more than $176,000 in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board reported April 23. Read More
A towing vessel pilot failing to repeat an agreed-upon passing arrangement with another vessel, and incorrectly recalling it, led to two tows colliding last year in the Mississippi River, the… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended on October 24 that engineroom fire detection and fixed fire extinguishing systems be installed in small passenger vessels previously exempted from U.S. Coast Guard… Read More
Failure to properly maintain and inspect its hull and hatch covers by its owners led to the sinking of the crane barge Ambition, towed by the mv. Karen Koby, in… Read More
