Gale force winds led to liftboat L/B Robert tilt

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The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a November 2022 incident in which, two days after its crew had evacuated it, the liftboat L/B Robert listed (tilted), incurring damage to the vessel and cargo estimated at $6.9 million.

The NTSB report notes that the 185-foot-long three-legged liftboat as built by Gulf Island Marine Fabricators in Houma, La, in 2012. Acquired by Falcon Global Robert in 2018, it was operated by SEACOR Marine.

On November 20, 2022​, the L/B Robert...

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