Accidents

First responders help passengers in the water after an illegal charter capsized on New York's Hudson River in July 2022. Coast Guard image.

Illegal charter operator faces 10 years for 2022 passenger deaths

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Salvage operations for the yacht Lovebug near Curtis Point, Md. Aug. 23, 2024. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Olinda Romero.

Donjon moves stranded yacht 'LoveBug' to NJ

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Conception — The 75' dive vessel Conception. Truth Aquatics website image

NTSB chair again calls for action, five years after Conception dive boat fire

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The towboat John 3:16 underway. Marquette Transportation photo.

Sleep deficit led to Louisiana towboat pier allision, NTSB says

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The Desperado spudded down in Lake Salvador after a February 2023 fire. NTSB investigators concluded a hydraulic hose that was installed incorrectly was the case of the fire causing $30,000 in damage. Coast Guard photo.

Quick action by Louisiana towboat crew limited fire damage, NTSB says

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The American Mariner underway before the grounding. Coast Guard photo.

NTSB: Bulk carrier grounded with master overburdened

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The tugboat Cingluku and barge Jungjuk were transiting into Shakmanof Cove from Marmot Bay, Alaska, in May on May 2023 when the ATB struck a submerged rock. Brice Marine photo.

NTSB: Barge struck rock after Alaska captain missed rock on e-chart

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The crew of the fishing vessel Tremont evacuates after the Oct. 28, 2022 collision with the containership MSC Rita 55 miles off Virginia, with fishing vessel Drysten in the background, as seen from the research vessel Atlantis. Lance Wills photo/ via NTSB

Safety lessons for mariners from NTSB Safer Seas Digest 2023

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An endcap from the hull of the Titan submersible was recovered in 2023 after the vehicle imploded on a dive to the wreck of the Titantic 435 miles off Newfoundland. NTSB photo.

Coast Guard board’s Titan submersible investigation remains ‘complex and ongoing’

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Barges lie against lower dam gates after striking the Vane Dike at the arrival point for the McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 28, 2023. Coast Guard photo via NTSB.

NTSB: Ohio River high water led to barge tow strike

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At barge owned by Martin Petroleum allided with the Pelican Island Bridge that connects Galveston Island to Pelican Island. Power was temporarily interrupted to Pelican Island, which is home to Texas A&M Galveston. Galveston County OEM photo via X.

Coast Guard sets up unified command for Galveston bridge allision

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