Unified Command for Port Newark vessel fire stands down
Capt. Zeita Merchant, Captain of the Port of New York and Jersey, discusses response operations to a fire on the motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio with members from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, Gallagher Marine Systems and multiple state and area agencies in Port Newark, New Jersey, July 6, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dan Henry)
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Coast Guard concludes public hearing into Spirit of Norfolk
The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board conduct a formal hearing regarding the fire aboard the Spirit of Norfolk in Virginia Beach, Va. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board concluded the formal public hearing proceedings into the fire and total constructive loss of the passenger...
Coast Guard investigates Antarctic marine casualties
WASHINGTON, D.C., — U.S. Coast Guard Activities Europe, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and international flag administrations are investigating marine casualties involving the death or injury of U.S. citizens on foreign-flagged passenger vessels in Antarctic waters between Nov. 15 and Dec. 1, 2022.
The investigations include:
Two U.S. citizens died when an inflatable boat from the...
Coast Guard to convene hearing into Spirit of Norfolk fire
Tug boats have the Spirit of Norfolk in tow under Coast Guard supervision while a Coast Guard Station Portsmouth 45-foot response boat crew prepares to escort the boat out of Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, June 12, 2022.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing starting Thursday, Jan. 26, in Virginia Beach to consider evidence related to the fire and total constructive...
Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser collides with fishing vessel
Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser and the 23-foot commercial fishing vessel Desakata were involved in a collision Monday afternoon, approximately four nautical miles north of Dorado, Puerto Rico.
Following the collision, the crew of the cutter Winslow Griesser recovered the two...
Coast Guard, NTSB investigating Bayou Ramos Bridge damage
The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators are investigating a barge allision with the Bayou Ramos Bridge near Morgan City and Amelia, Louisiana, on Highway 182. (Courtesy of Cajun Drone Photography, Jim Pierce JR FAA 107 Certified Pilot)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators are investigating...
Coast Guard issues “party in interest” designation in pipeline investigation
Alameda, CA – U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the container ship MSC DANIT, Saturday, in the Port of Long Beach.
Prior to the visit, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Braden Rostad, Chief of Investigations, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach determined that the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) DANIT was involved in a January...
Coast Guard investigating Southern California pipeline fracture
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are in the process of investigating the cause of the pipeline fracture off the coast of Southern California, Thursday.
A joint investigation is being led by the Coast Guard, with assistance from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
Coast Guard concludes public hearing for Golden Ray capsizing incident
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The U.S. Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board, Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator and the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal concluded the formal public hearing proceedings Tuesday. The joint investigation board reviewed and considered evidence related to the capsizing of the motor vessel Golden Ray, which occurred on Sept. 8, 2019.
The hearing was...
