Seattle Times

Even after sinking of Seattle-based Destination, Coast Guard slow-walks training for fishing boat skippers

The Coast Guard investigation into the 2017 sinking of the Seattle-based Destination, released last month, was the latest in a long succession of Coast Guard inquiries to spotlight serious stability ...
UMass Lowell

Commercial Fishing Vessel Stability and Primary Prevention Policy

Principal Investigator: Scott Fulmer, Research Professor, Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) Project Consultant: Mike Flynn, Esquire Project Manager: Shanna Rose Thompson, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) This ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Revise and Update U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Stability Regulations

The committee reviews U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) stability regulations and guidance documents and advises on how to improve their consistency, clarity, and usability. The committee’s report analyzes ...
Toronto Star

Relatives of lost fishers say lives at risk without mandatory vessel stability checks

HALIFAX - Relatives of Nova Scotia fishers who died in a 2020 sinking say it’s disheartening that little progress has been made on a key safety recommendation requiring assessments of vessel stability ...