”The Delta Mariner cargo-ship bridge crew relied on a contract pilot’s direction and didn’t use all the written and electronic navigation charts available before the ship collided with the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge near Aurora, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board says.
The agency’s investigation of the January 2012 incident found fault with Foss Maritime Co., the Seattle-based owner of the ship, and its crew; the U.S. Coast Guard; and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), which maintains the bridge that carries U.S. 68/state Route 80 over the Tennessee River.”
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