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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

WorkBoat Staff

The Aleutian Falcon at pierside before the Feb. 17, 2021 shipyard fire. Trident Seafoods Corporation photo.

NTSB: Poor planning for shipyard ‘hot work’ blamed for fish processor fire

Kirk Moore

The commercial fishing vessel Pappy's Pride was outbound from Galveston, Texas, when it collided with the tanker Bow Fortune Jan. 14, 2020. NTSB graphic.

NTSB faults lack of communication in fatal Texas collision

Kirk Moore

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

When the rules get in the way

WorkBoat Staff

NTSB Safer Seas 2019 — The Safer Seas Digest 2019 details the lessons learned from 30 maritime tragedies. NTSB photo

NTSB report contains maritime lessons learned in 2019

WorkBoat Staff

Santa Barbara boat fire SB Sheriff — Thirty-four passengers and crew died in the dive vessel Conception fire. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office

New safety recommendations emerge from dive boat fire

Tim Akpinar

Safer Seas 2018 — NTSB investigators prepare to enter and survey the fire-damaged Caribbean Fantasy in San Juan, Puerto Rico. NTSB photo

NTSB moves forward in meeting federal requirements for open data

WorkBoat Staff

Safety: Where the action is

WorkBoat Staff

Fitzgerald_image — The USS Fitzgerald in drydock at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, after it was damaged in a deadly collision with a containership on June 17, 2017. U.S. Navy photo

NTSB issues safety recommendations in the USS Fitzgerald collision

WorkBoat Staff

El-Faro-Wreck-NTSB — The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

NTSB chairman discusses agency’s role in marine accident probes

Pamela Glass

Stretch Duck 7 — The Stretch Duck 7, a modified WWII DUKW amphibious passenger vessel, shown on July 25, 2018, after it was recovered from Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo., following its sinking on July 19, 2018. NTSB Photo by Brian Young

Coast Guard recommends duck boats remove canopies

Dale K. DuPont