Tag: USCG

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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Contemporary Commentary / maritime

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

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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 / maritime

Coast Guard Cracks Down on Inspection in Sustained Follow-up to El Faro Tragedy

In a sign that the loss of the SS El Faro is significantly toughening US Coast Guard inspections, the Commandant

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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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Contemporary Commentary / shipwrecks

Confirmed: Coast Guard DUKW Findings Passed on to Criminal Division of US Attorney

August 20, 2018 — The US Coast Guard today confirmed earlier reports here that its Marine Board of Investigation into

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Contemporary Commentary / shipwrecks

Read Free Online: Until the Sea Shall Free Them: The Wreck of the SS Marine Electric.

 Here is the free online version of the Wreck of the SS Marine Electric.  In the wake of the tragic

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