NTSB Renews Call for US Coast Guard to Strengthen Passenger Vessel Safety
September 01, 2023
September 01, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release and a letter on Aug. 31, 2023:
Four years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat claimed 34 lives, the National Transportation Safety Board renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard to require safety management systems (SMS) for passenger vessels. The recommendation, which the NTSB reissued following its investigation of the Sept. 2, 2019, fire aboard the Conception, remains ope . . .
Four years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat claimed 34 lives, the National Transportation Safety Board renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard to require safety management systems (SMS) for passenger vessels. The recommendation, which the NTSB reissued following its investigation of the Sept. 2, 2019, fire aboard the Conception, remains ope . . .