Incorrect AIS information leads to collision of two vessels leading to capsizing of one with several fatalities.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued Marine Accident Report 20-34 Tuesday, detailing its investigation of the Nov. 4, 2019, explosion of barge IB1940 in the Illinois Marine Towing Heritage Slip on the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal, near Lemont, Illinois.

Two vessels came very close while crossing a narrow channel and made bottom contact. Find out more about the accident inside the article.

Lack of proper ventilation and neglecting confined space entry procedures leads to death of ship electrician. Find out more about the incident inside the article.

The deck crew had no way of determining how much tension was in the wire other than by feel. One crew member was injured and another lost life in this accident.

A crew member’s chest was crushed between the edge of pontoon 8 and the aft bulkhead during cargo operation. Find out what happened inside the article.

As the davit arm slewed further outboard, the tension on the brake release line increased sufficiently to release the brake. The rescue boat dropped, its hull hitting the raised edge of the outboard deck. It then tilted outboard to such a degree that the two men in the boat fell overboard.

A car carrier had been loaded, not with cars but with bundles of timber. The vessel sailed without a finalized and accurately calculated GM. Check out the real reasons behind this incident.