“This was preventable,” the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. A loose wire on a container ship and a failure by Maryland officials to conduct a crucial risk assessment ...

A federal agency that often steps in after natural disasters is helping businesses affected by the closure of the State Route 410 White River Bridge. The bridge—a vital link between Enumclaw and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney John Hillsman has spent a legal lifetime learning about ships, boats, and nearly anything that floats. And he's seen his share of disasters, including representing Bay Area ...

BLACKOUTS ON BOARD. THE ROOT CAUSE OF LAST YEAR’S DEADLY KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE. ONE LOOSE WIRE AND ONE MISPLACED WIRE LABEL. THAT’S WHAT THE NTSB FOUND AT THE END OF ITS MEETING TODAY. NONE OF US SHOULD ...

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster serves as a powerful lesson in engineering and aerodynamics. The collapse on November 7, 1940, stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering ...