NTSB: Leaking oil started fire aboard roll-on/roll-off ferry Caribbean Fantasy
From gCaptain The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off car and passenger ferry Caribbean Fantasy was caused by leaking fuel that contacted a hot surface in the ship’s engine room. The fire occurred on…
NTSB: Blown Southwest jet engine Showed ‘metal fatigue’
From Newsmax A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of “metal fatigue,” according to…
US: Explosion on truck carrying Takata airbags not caused by improper shipping
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist On Aug. 22, a truck carrying potentially volatile airbags made by auto parts company Takata exploded, killing one person and injuring four others. Today, federal safety regulators said that the tragic incident could not be…
El Faro’s data recorder recovered from sea bottom
BY ERIC RUSSELL From Portland Press Herald Investigators hope the device can provide information about what led to the sinking of the cargo ship last fall, killing its entire crew, including five people with Maine ties. A little more than…
Tesla parts ways with chipmaker behind its Autopilot system
By Andrew Dalton From engadget In the wake of a fatal Tesla Model S Autopilot accident in Florida, the all-electric automaker has announced it is parting ways with Mobileye, the company behind the image recognition hardware that powers the semi-autonomous system….
Tesla crash prompts NTSB investigation into autonomous driving
Jon Fingas From engadget It’s a rare look into the broader issues with self-driving car technology. Investigations are already underway regarding the role of Autopilot in the fatal Tesla Model S crash on May 7th, but the National Transportation Safety…
Cayman Islands: Independent review of the RCIPS Search and Rescue Operation [won’t ‘soon come’]
From The Cayman Islands Governor’s Office Immediately after agreeing the need for an independent investigation into the RCIPS response to the missing persons at sea the Governor made a formal approach to the United States Coast Guard, and on their…
Southwest pilots who landed at wrong airport say they were confused by runway lights
From HUFF POST Chicago WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – The pilots of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed at the wrong airport in Missouri this week told investigators they mistook the bright runway lights of a smaller airport for their…
