Published 1 year ago

Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

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The Ever Forward was heading from Baltimore to Norfolk when it ran aground. The Coast Guard says the pilot was texting, making phone calls and drafting an email. The pilot also was watching a playback of a previous transit when the grounding took place. No mechanical issues or equipment failures contributed to this marine casualty, report says.

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The Independent

Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay is faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay is faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway. In

1 year ago·United States

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Washington Times

Coast Guard says ship pilot was texting, talking on phone before vessel ran aground in Chesapeake

The pilot of a cargo ship bound for Norfolk was focused on making phone calls and sending text messages rather than properly guiding the vessel in March when the 1,095-foot-long Ever Forward ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, the Coast Guard said this week.

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay is faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway

1 year ago

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CBS News

Coast Guard faults pilot, says he was on cellphone in runup to Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

The report said that if the pilot had used "all available means to determine the ship's location, the grounding likely would not have occurred."

1 year ago

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Washington Top News

Coast Guard faults pilot in Chesapeake Bay ship grounding

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Coast Guard investigation into the grounding in March of a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay faulted the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway, saying he relied too much on one piece of equipment to navigate and was on his cellphone in the runup to the grounding. In a news release Tuesday the Coast Guard specifically cited “the pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness and attention while navigating,…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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