A co-owner of a Massachusetts trucking company was sentenced to two months in prison after admitting that he falsified driving logs and lied to investigators in connection with a June 2019 fatal collision involving the driver of one of the company’s vehicles.
Dunyadar “Damien” Gasanov, 39, of West Springfield, co-owner of now-defunct Westfield Transport, pleaded guilty in August in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to three counts of making false statements to federal...
An investigation report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals that a deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel fell asleep before the tow struck a…
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an October 2023 incident in which the deteriorated fender system protecting the Hylebos Bridge in Tacoma, Wash., was damaged beyond repair last October after being struck by a tugboat assisting an ATB.
The NTSB report says that the captain of the ATB did not line up the vessel correctly to safely transit under the bridge.
The incident occurred October 12, 2023, when the tug Olympic Scout, operated by Olympic Tug & Barge (OTB) was...
The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the captain of an articulated tug and barge (ATB) failed to line up his vessel correctly while approaching the Hylebos Bridge in…
https://gcaptain.com/captain-error-leads-to-tugboat-striking-bridge-fender-ntsb-report-finds/
On March 27, 2023, the bulk carrier Sirocco broke free from its moorings at the Convent Marine Terminal in Louisiana, drifting down the Mississippi River and colliding with a moored…
https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-breakaway-highlights-importance-of-mooring-safety/
On the fifth anniversary of the Conception dive boat fire that claimed 34 lives, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy renewed calls for the U.S. Coast Guard to…
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a March 26, 2023, incident in which, at about 0500 local time, the towing vessel Uncle Blue began flooding when towing one empty barge on the Lower Mississippi River in Ascension Parish, La. The six crewmembers aboard attempted to pump out the vessel but were unsuccessful, and they evacuated to the barge. A Good Samaritan vessel pushed the towboat and barge to the right descending bank, where the Uncle Blue partially sank. There...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the partial sinking of a towing vessel on the Lower Mississippi River near Ascension Parish, Louisiana, in March 2023….
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-investigation-reveals-hull-deficiencies-in-towing-vessel-sinking/
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that fatigue was the primary cause of a towing vessel accident near Saint Rose, Louisiana, last year. The incident, which occurred on…
https://gcaptain.com/towing-vessel-accident-linked-to-pilot-fatigue-ntsb-reports/
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that the sinking of the towing vessel Jacqueline A last year in the Atlantic Ocean was caused by a lack of…