News Summary: Recent Posts, Podcasts, Articles and Books
Here’s a summary of recent posts and a few also pulled from the “evergreen” file. If you’ve not read about
Four Years After the Loss of the SS El Faro, the Coast Guard has Forced a Reckoning Over America’s Rust Bucket Merchant Marine and Sent Shivers Through the Military “Unready Reserve”
Nearly four years after the loss of the SS El Faro and her crew of 33 on October 1, 2015,
How a World Class Coast Guard Rescuer Sank a DUKW — And Still Pulled Off an Extraordinary Rescue
Bernie Webber, the famous Coast Guardsman who led the rescue of the SS Pendleton crew, and whose story was told
“Project Lighthouse:” Passenger, Duck Boat, Ferry and Dive Ship Coast Guard Safety Records Now Searchable Online
The loss of the SS El Faro — translated from Spanish as The Lighthouse — prompted the US Coast Guard
Body Counts in Dive Boat and Duck Boat Tragedies Could Resolve Long Simmering Issues Between Coast Guard and NTSB Over Tougher Safety Standards for Small Passenger Vessels Used by Millions of People
The recent death tolls in dive boat and duck boat accidents may result in the NTSB and Coast Guard finally agreeing on tougher standards.
For 15 Years, the National Transportation Safety Board Has Warned the US Coast Guard That Preventive Maintenance Reforms Were Urgently Needed to Avoid Catastrophes Such as the Dive Ship “Conception”
For more than 15 years, the National Transportation Safety Board regularly has warned the US Coast Guard that it should urgently strengthen fire safety crew training and require preventive vessel maintenance programs to avoid small passenger ship fires such as the one that killed more than 30 people last week on the dive ship “Conception,” an in-depth look at NTSB records reveals.
The Last Sister: The SS Matsonia Struggles On
(Note: The original article has been modified to include a veteran mariner’s point of view on the varying degrees of
The Last Remaining SS El Faro Mystery Four Years Later: What in the World Happened to the Civil Charges Against Tote?
The Coast Guard has been at its nimble and frisky best these days. It’s been jumping on to min-submarines to
In a Major Military Command “Turbo Test” of Maritime Readiness, Two Old Rust Buckets Strive to Answer the Call
Two of the 28 ships called up in a critical “Turbo Test” of military sealift capabilities this month have among
Hey Sailor, Wanna Good Time at the Jean Shop?
Posted by Robert Frump (Here’s one of my favorite pieces circa 1980. I remember the time frame because I had just
Project Lighthouse: Passenger Ships with Coast Guard Boarding Priorities
Here’s a sorting of Coast Guard inspections data shows that these passenger ships have Coast Guard computer generated boarding priorities