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Leaking lube oil causes engine room fire on towing vessel

The NTSB issued an investigation report on the engine room fire and explosion onboard the towing vessel ‘J.W. Herron’ on Big Bayou Canot near Mobile, Alabama in December 2017. The report identified leaking lube oil from a propulsion diesel engine hose or tubing fitting that was ignited off an exposed hot engine surface, as the key cause of the accident.

The incident

About 1340 local time on 13 December 2017, the towing vessel J.W. Herron was shifting barges on Big Bayou Canot near Twelvemile...

https://safety4sea.com/leaking-lube-oil-causes-engine-room-fire-on-towing-vessel/

NTSB: Flooding through open hatches sank towboat, killed two near Memphis

After the towboat Ricky Robinson was raised, investigators found hatch covers missing (left) and an engine room door tied open. NTSB photos.

Water coming over the bow and downflooding through open, unsecured hatches likely caused the Dec. 8, 2017 sinking of a towboat near Memphis, Tenn., that killed the captain and deckhand, the National Transportation Safety Board reported.

The 66.5’x24’, 1,400-hp Ricky Robinson, operated by Wepfer Marine, Memphis, was manned by pilot Keith Pigram, 35, and his deckhand and stepson Anquavious Jamison, 19, when it capsized and sank at 11:42 a.m. near mile marker 733 on the Mississippi River.

The body...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/ntsb-flooding-through-open-hatches-sank-towboat-killed-two-near-memphis/

Pilot’s decision to proceed with unsecured deck hatches leads to sinking

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an investigation report on the sinking of the towing vessel ‘Ricky Robinson’ on the Lower Mississippi River, in December 2017, which caused death of the two crewmen onboard, oil discharge and significant damage of the vessel.

The incident

On 8 December 2017, about 1126 local time, the Ricky Robinson capsized and sank on the Lower Mississippi River at mile 732.8 near Memphis, Tennessee, with two crewmembers on board, after the towing vessel...

https://safety4sea.com/pilots-decision-to-proceed-with-unsecured-deck-hatches-leads-to-sinking/

NTSB releases Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements

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​The National Transportation Safety Board released its 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements during an event held at the National Press Club on Monday.

First issued in 1990, the NTSB Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements is the agency’s primary advocacy tool to help save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce property damage resulting from transportation accidents.

The 10 items on the NTSB’s 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/ntsb-releases-most-wanted-list-of-transportation-safety-improvements/

NTSB: Distractions, fatigue among the main problems for shipping

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced its 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, during an event held at the National Press Club, on February 4. The list includes 10 improvements, of which two regard shipping as well: eliminate distractions; and reduce fatigue-related accidents.

The 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List advocates for 46 safety recommendations that can and should be implemented during these next two years, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt,...

https://safety4sea.com/ntsb-distractions-fatigue-among-the-main-problems-for-shipping/

NTSB resumes normal operations

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The National Transportation Safety Board employees returned to work on Monday. The NTSB staff resumed normal operations and began developing plans to address the work that could not be accomplished during the partial government shutdown.

Of the 397 agency staff, 367 employees were furloughed, 26 employees were excepted, and six investigators were recalled and worked without pay to support investigations of three international aviation accidents.

As of Jan. 25, impacts of the partial shutdown on...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/ntsb-resumes-normal-operations/

NTSB releases official report on Island Lady fire off Florida

The NTSB issued the official investigation report on the fire onboard the small passenger vessel ‘Island Lady’ on the Pithlachascotee River, near Port Richey, Florida, on 14 January 2018. NTSB held a public meeting in mid-December where it identified insufficient preventative maintenance program and lack of guidance for responding to engine high-temperature conditions as key causes of the accident.

The incident

About 1600 on the afternoon of 14 January 2018, a fire broke out in an unmanned space...

https://safety4sea.com/ntsb-releases-official-report-on-island-lady-fire-off-florida/

Watch: Insufficient maintenance caused fire on the passenger vessel off Florida

In a public meeting Tuesday, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that an insufficient preventative maintenance program and lack of guidance for responding to engine high-temperature conditions were the key causes of the fire aboard the small passenger vessel ‘Island Lady’, in January 2018, in the waters of the Pithlachascotee River, near Port Ritchey, Florida.

The incident

On 14 January 2018, the small passenger vessel Island Lady was near Port Richey, Florida, on a...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-insufficient-maintenance-caused-fire-on-the-passenger-vessel-off-florida/

Insufficient Maintenance Program & Lack Of Guidance Leads To Passenger Vessel Fire – NTSB

Insufficient Maintenance Program, Lack of Guidance Led to Passenger Vessel Fire

The National Transportation Safety Board determined during a public meeting held Tuesday that an insufficient preventative maintenance program and lack of guidance for responding to engine high-temperature conditions, led to the Jan. 14, 2018, fire aboard the small passenger vessel Island Lady, in the waters of the Pithlachascotee River, near Port Ritchey, Florida.

The Island Lady was a 72-foot-long passenger vessel operated by Tropical Breeze Casino Cruz, LLC., used to shuttle passengers and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/insufficient-maintenance-program-lack-of-guidance-leads-to-passenger-vessel-fire-ntsb/

Poor maintenance, lack of guidance led to Florida passenger vessel fire

The Island Lady burned off Port Richey, Fla., Jan. 14, 2018. Pasco County Sheriff's Department photo.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined during a public meeting Tuesday that an insufficient preventative maintenance program and lack of guidance for responding to engine high-temperature conditions led to the Jan. 14, 2018, fire aboard the 72′ passenger vessel Island Lady near Port Ritchey, Fla.

The Island Lady was operated by Tropical Breeze Casino Cruz LLC. and used to shuttle passengers and company employees to and from the casino boat Tropical Breeze I. On the day of the fire,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/florida-passenger-vessel-fire/

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