Coast Guard completes marine investigation in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard investigators finished a one month investigation into the operation of the cargo vessel Bangkok Bridge in Dutch Harbor Wednesday.
Two investigators, one from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage and one from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor, assessed a $75,000 penalty for failure to report a hazardous condition.
The investigation began after MSD Dutch Harbor...
Coast Guard releases accident investigation report into 2009 parasailing accident
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard Thursday released the final report on the investigation of the parasailing accident involving the small passenger vessel Tied High off the coast of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., in 2009.
Several factors contributed to the deaths of two people killed August 28, 2009, while parasailing with the vessel, the report said.
The investigation found the initiating event for this casualty...
