NTSB releases new 'Safer Seas Digest'

(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its "Safer Seas Digest 2018: Lessons Learned from Marine Accident Investigations." The digest provides a summary of 30 marine accidents, the investigative findings of which were issued or adopted in 2018. These accidents involved contact with fixed objects, breakaways, sinkings, collisions, fires, floodings, groundings, and other vessel damage. The vessels ranged from personal crafts to oceangoing passenger ships and vehicle carriers.

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By Professional Mariner Staff