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U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Report – Lessons Learned on Fatigue, Voyage Planning, Communication

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its annual compendium of marine accidents and the lessons learned from them. Safer Seas Digest 2015 (click here for the report) examines 29 major marine casualty investigations the agency closed in 2015. The 72-page report lists some of the lessons learned from the investigations, such as better voyage planning, the need for effective communications and recognizing the peril of crew fatigue. FISHING VESSELS – Blazer page 12, Christopher’s Joy page14, Juno 16 Pacific Queen 18 Savannah Ray 20 Titan 22, MULTIPLE VESSELS – American Dynasty and Winnipeg 26 Eastport Pier (Ada C. Lore, Double Trouble 2, and  Medric II) 28 Flag Gangos and  Pamisos  30 Gloria May and Capt Le 32 Krystal Sea/Cordova Provider and Sycamore  34 Mesabi Miner and  Hollyhock  36 Summer Wind and  Miss Susan Tow 38 Read the rest here 08:40