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DC helicopter route permanently closed after fatal Black Hawk crash

The move follows federal investigators's call for a ban on helo flights on the route, citing a string of near misses in recent years.

By John Seewer, The Associated Press and Tara Copp, AP

4 months ago

Safety board calls to end helo flights on route of fatal DC crash

The National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending helicopters no longer fly along the route when planes are landing on specific runways at DCA.

By Jen Judson

4 months ago

Wreckage taken to Navy base for analysis

Federal investigators also identified a violation of Coast Guard regulations that could trigger criminal charges in the California dive boat disaster that killed 34 people.

6 years ago

Investigation begins into how cargo ship ended on its side

The Golden Ray capsized early Sunday soon after it departed the Port of Brunswick, about 70 miles south of Savannah.

6 years ago

Sheriff: Dive boat victims killed by smoke, not flames

More than half the 34 people killed as they slept in bunks below deck early Monday have been positively identified through DNA, and their family members around the world are being notified.

6 years ago

Fatal fire clues dragged down to a watery grave

After the Coast Guard halts rescue operations following scuba boat inferno, investigators take over.

6 years ago

Coast Guard: As many as 34 dead in California boat fire

Five crew members who jumped off the dive boat Conception were rescued, and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll told The Associated Press the Coast Guard was searching for others who may have been able to escape the same way.

6 years ago

New report blames Big Navy for fatal collision

The National Transportation Safety Board released its findings on Monday

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

6 years ago

Op-ed: The Navy needs a new crew endurance plan

"Just making sure that fatigue is no longer a badge of courage is a good start, but we can do so much more to improve the lives of sailors."

By Capt. John P. Cordle

6 years ago

Coast Guard probing dock explosion

A Coast Guard statement emailed to Navy Times early Tuesday announced rescuers in Alaska have suspended the search for the 49-year-old Cordova man who went missing after the Delong Dock explosion.

6 years ago

NTSB: Plane veered back and forth before stopping in river

The veering of the plane during landing was among new details released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating why the plane ended up in the St. Johns River at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

6 years ago

Why a Coast Guard rescue helicopter failed to get to Alaska crash

A second helicopter was requested from 600 miles away, officials said.

6 years ago

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