Tag: NTSB

Contemporary Commentary / maritime

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

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maritime / shipwrecks

“The Outlaw Ocean” — Establishes Ian Urbina as One of the Great Maritime Authors

The preface to “The Outlaw Ocean” contains more adventure and insights than many whole books on the maritime world.  Ian

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Contemporary Commentary

Jacksonville Coast Guard Sector Delays Action Against Company Now Commanded by Jacksonville Sector’s Former Commander

More than a year after a Marine Board of Investigation called for civil charges against the owner of the lost

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Contemporary Commentary

The Wreck and Rescue of the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer

(Originally published as “Two Tankers Down.” Available also in paperback, kindle and audio book on Amazon.)             Text design by Kim

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Contemporary Commentary / shipwrecks

“The Captains of Thor — What Really Caused the Loss of the SS El Faro”

The Captains of Thor:What Really Caused the Loss of the SS El Faro A Book Written in Serialized Form. Free

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