The pilot was heard calling for tugboat assistance several minutes before the crash, the first indication of distress to ...
Ship's pilot called for tugboat help NTSB's investigator in charge, Marcel Muise, said the recovered voyage data recorder (VDR) had helped them establish a timeline of events.
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety ...
A tugboat and barge, shown here March 29, move past the twisted remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed when a cargo ship collided with it in the early hours of March 26. The ...
Vessels coming up and down the Columbia River also aren’t always well maintained, Nielsen said. In his 11-year career as a pilot, he’s navigated through eight power failures. But the pilots ...
Since 2010, more than 100 ships have had engine or other mechanical troubles in the Chesapeake Bay and Patapsco River, including some perilously near the Key and Bay Bridges On a clear afternoon in ...