Container lifting operations at marine terminals require careful coordination between crane operators, signalmen, pinmen, truck drivers, and other workers on the ground. A single missed step can create a dangerous lifting incident that places a semi-tractor driver at...
Jet ski accidents near docks, marinas, and boat ramps can happen at lower speeds than open-water crashes, but they can still cause serious injuries. These areas are busy. Boats are launching and loading. Swimmers may be nearby. Rental operators may be sending out...
An airboat operator was killed on October 2, 2026, after two airboats collided while traveling through the Francis S. Taylor Management Area in the Florida Everglades. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the collision occurred at...
A 19-year-old driver was killed and seven other people were injured in a nine-vehicle collision near North Foster Drive and Prescott Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge Police said the crash happened shortly before noon. Seven other people were transported to...
Two people were killed on September 24, 2026, when an Amtrak train struck a vehicle at the Bellingrath Road railroad crossing near Peary Road in Mobile, Alabama. Mobile police said a man and a woman died in the collision. The Amtrak Mardi Gras Service train was...
One crew member was killed and two others were injured on September 23, 2026, after the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo vessel CAPE DAO was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman’s Musandam Governorate. According to maritime authorities,...
A fire broke out aboard the RoRo freight vessel BLUE CARRIER 2 on September 25, 2026, while the ship was underway north of Mykonos in the Cyclades. According to reports, the fire began at approximately 8:57 a.m. local time while the vessel was operating on its...
A utility worker died on September 25, 2026, after being electrocuted while attempting to restore power near Curry Road 7 in Curry County, New Mexico. According to the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and the Clovis Fire Department responded to the rural area...
Three people were killed and two others were injured on September 30, 2026, after a REACH Air Medical Services Eurocopter EC 135P2+ crashed into the waters near Avalon on Catalina Island, California, shortly after taking off from Pebbly Beach Helispot. The helicopter,...
A pilot was killed on October 1, 2026, after a Glasair aircraft crashed into trees shortly after takeoff from Runway 34L at Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field in Everett, Washington. Airport officials said the aircraft had been cleared for takeoff before the crash...