Ship's pilot called for tugboat help NTSB's investigator in charge, Marcel Muise, said the recovered voyage data recorder (VDR) had helped them establish a timeline of events.
The pilot was heard calling for tugboat assistance several minutes before the crash, the first indication of distress to ...
Two times the day before a massive cargo ship struck and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the vessel lost ...
There is no policy requiring tugboats to escort ships like the Dali beneath the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Some think that ...
As a cargo ship the size of a skyscraper drifted dangerously close to a major Baltimore bridge that carried more than 30,000 cars a day, the crew of the Dali issued an urgent “mayday,” hoping ...
The pilots recently have been guiding cruise ships under the bridge for repair at a dry dock in Portland. On one recent journey, a cruise ship’s funnel had to be partly removed before it ...
The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore's port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of clearance from the channel floor and memorize charts, currents and ...
Twenty-three people, including two pilots, were on the ship when it crashed, she said. The vessel was also carrying 56 containers of hazardous materials including corrosives, flammables and ...
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety ...
The pilot on board the Dali issued a last-ditch request for tugboats as the ship drifted toward the Key Bridge, but it was too late. “They were just too close,” he said.