The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday found that a lack of procedural compliance and complacency were key factors in several marine accident investigations concluded so far in 2021.
The NTSB determined the probable cause of the flooding of the towing vessel Alton St. Amant on May 17, 2020, in Harvey Canal, New Orleans, Louisiana, was the absence of shipyard pre-inspection and monitoring procedures for water transfer, which resulted in potable water tanks overflowing through their...