Project Lighthouse: A List of Duck Boats and Other Amphibious Passenger Ships and their Coast Guard Inspection Records
Here’s a record of all available Coast Guard inspections of US amphibious ships into 2018.
Category: maritime
Project Lighthouse: A List of All US Diving Vessels and their Coast Guard Inspection Records
Here’s a record of all available past Coast Guard inspections of US diving ships into 2018.
The “Conception” Chief Coast Guard Investigator has a Reputation for Courtesy to All — While Intensely Investigating Everything
The SS El Faro investigation seemed open and shut. The Captain steered his vessel directly into the path of Hurricane
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.
Why Did the Dive Ship “Conception” Burn So Fast? The Express Shuttle II and the Science of “The Mother of All Bombs” May Provide Clues
How could the dive ship Conception, lost off the California coast last week, burn so hot and so quickly that
“I Cover the Waterfront” Select Non-fiction Articles of Bob Frump, 1980-2008
I COVER THE WATERFRONT A Collection of Non-Fiction Articles 1980-2008 by Maritime Writer Robert R. Frump, These articles are collected
NTSB Suggested Tougher Standards After Fires on Two Other “Conception”-sized Passenger Vessels Showed How Flames Easily Go Undetected and Then Spread Rapidly
By Robert R. Frump In two previous cases, on vessels similar to the dive ship Conception, the National Transportation Safety Board
Dive Boat Conception Coast Guard Inspections Found Only Minor Issues
A review of Coast Guard inspection records for the stricken dive boat Conception appears to show Coast Guard inspectors found
The Rev. David Reid Looks at Morse and Marconi’s Impact on Land-Sea Communication and Sea Ministries
David Reid’s “Eight Down” describing eight maritime disasters continues to gather positive reviews. (Nautical Institute below.) And in his capacity