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Update: Bouchard Transportation’s troubles continue

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Grand Sun after — The OSV Grand Sun after the 2018 fire in the Gulf. Coast Guard photo

NTSB issues report on 2018 OSV fire in the Gulf

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Brian Curtis of the NTSB. Photo by Doug Stewart

NTSB marine safety office has a full plate

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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

NTSB again issues safety recommendations for duck boats

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Gulf Liftboat — The NTSB said the probable cause of the Nov. 18, 2018, overturning of the liftboat Ram XVIII was the industry practice of not regularly providing liftboat operators with adequate information about the seafloor composition. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offic

NTSB releases report on 2018 Gulf liftboat accident

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

NTSB releases 2018 lessons learned from marine accidents

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USS John S. McCain Undocking — The Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain prepares to depart from a drydock at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in November 2018. The McCain left drydock after an extensive maintenance period. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyra Watson/R.

NTSB blames Navy in destroyer John S McCain collision

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Towboat Steve Richoux — The towboat Steve Richoux and barges after the accident (view downriver with the Crescent City Connection bridges in the background). Source: Mardi Gras World

NTSB releases report on 2018 towboat allision on Lower Miss

David Krapf

Barge C508 — Stern of the barge C508 after colliding with Corps of Engineers workboats Emsworth (foreground) and Dashields (background). Photo by Coast Guard

NTSB issues safety recommendations to improve barge fleeting area safety

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Coast Guard responds to barge on fire near Port Aransas, Texas — The tugboat Signet Constellation fights a fire on board the B. No. 255 tank barge approximately three miles from the Port Aransas, Texas, jetties on Oct. 20, 2017. Coast Guard photo.

Investigation found deficiencies in Bouchard fleet despite ABS, USCG inspections

Kirk Moore

NTSB blames poor maintenance, inspection failures in fatal barge explosion

Kirk Moore