NTSB Cites Inexperienced Pilot Using Cell Phone in Ohio River Tow Incident

NTSB Cites Inexperienced Pilot Using Cell Phone in Ohio River Tow Incident

The NTSB released a report on a 2024 incident in which a towing vessel moving coal barges struck a vane dike on the Ohio River resulting in an estima...

NTSB: Outdraft currents contributed to $1.3 million Ohio River barge strike

A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current, says NTSB

Inexperienced Pilot Using Cell Phone Leads To $1.3M Towing Vessel Accident

The towing vessel was transiting the Ohio River, pushing 15 barges when the tow struck the vane dike at the upstream end of the locks.

Outdraft Current Contributed to Ohio River Tow Strike

A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, Kentucky, the National Transportation Safety Board…

NTSB: Inexperienced Pilot's Phone Use and Outdraft Current Led to $1.3M Ohio River Tow Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that an inexperienced pilot’s failure to compensate for outdraft current, combined with cell phone use, led to a costly towing vessel accident...