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
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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
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