Jerry Boylan, 67, was charged with 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter for “misconduct, negligence and inattention” by failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills and have a roving night watchman on the Conception when fire broke out Sept. 2, 2019. [image] California boat captain indicte…

[image] Uricanejack: It appears this vessel was of a size and hp which did not require an engineer. In my experience with these types of boats with a crew of 6, one of them is a ‘designated engineer’ whose primary duty is to keep the main engine and auxiliary equipment running. It’s not requi…

The extension cord/power strip issue was already an issue for crew members way back in 2000 when I first started working on cruise ships. Power strips, extension cords, Christmas lights, hot pots, etc were all brought up in our safety training classes as being fire hazards. Big ships from large comp…

Somebody was listening: [image] Congress Passes New Passenger Vessel Safety Rules The U.S. Congress is poised to pass new passenger vessel safety regulations that will fill in the ga...

Sen. Feinstein began work on this bill soon after the loss of the Conception but it won’t be passed until next year as part of an 1800 page omnibus defense bill. It’s too bad Congress is incapable of passing simple bills without having to piggyback onto mountainous piles of other bills that have not…

We don’t know what the intent was. The issue I think is the photo without context ignores some factors, hindsight bias for one. From Nate Silver’s The Signal and the Noise, [image] The photo by itself is the top frame, only the problem is seen. Makes it seem more obvious then it was. The captain…

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Besides the power strips another hazard is the lithium batteries. A sister boat, the Vision had a battery fire about a year before the Conception fire. [Concep_fire.PNG] One of the purposes of company SMS is so the entire fleet can use lessons learned on other boats.

The airline industry has been aware of the danger of lithium-ion batteries and has followed FAA guidelines that prohibit their carriage in cargo holds because of the risk of fire if they come into contact with metals or other batteries. The Conception’s operators were apparently unaware and the CG …

Blaming the captain is pretty much the only way to trigger insurance coverage for the victims. It’s the same reason the captain and chief can be crushed by a big spill.

Conception dive boat captain indicted on 34 counts

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Conception dive boat captain indicted on 34 counts

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