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NTSB Calls for Stronger Safety Standards for Uncrewed Surface Vessels…

NOAA uncrewed surface vessel was difficult to detect and inadequately monitored

​​WASHINGTON (October 27, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board issued six recommendations Tuesday to improve the perceptibility and safe…

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NTSB Calls for Better Protection of Rail Workers During Shoving Movements

​WASHINGTON (Sept. 21, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board today issued safety recommendations urging the rail industry to end the…

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NTSB Rail Safety Event in Chicago

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WASHINGTON (Sept. 18, 2026) — National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy and Board Member Tom Chapman will hold a press…

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NTSB Recommends Fully Electronic Tolling After Deadly Ohio Toll Plaza Crash

​WASHINGTON (September 16, 2026) – The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that a 2024 crash at a toll plaza on Interstate 80 near…

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NTSB Releases Safer Seas Digest Detailing Lessons to Improve Maritime…

​​​WASHINGTON (September 15, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board released Safer Seas Digest 2025, a collection of safety lessons drawn…

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NTSB Issues Investigative Update on B-767 Runway Excursion Accident in…

​​WASHINGTON (Sept. 9, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board is providing the following update on its investigation into the Sept. 6 runway…

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NTSB Vice Chairman Michael Graham Retiring

Former naval aviator and safety leader served on five-member panel since 2020

​​​WASHINGTON (August 28, 2026) – Michael Graham, the vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, announced Friday he will retire on…

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Cellphone Use and Lack of Proper Lookout Leads to Fatal Vessel Collision in…

Distraction by personal electronic devices involved in at least 10 marine casualties between 2009 and 2024

​​WASHINGTON (August 6, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that distraction and failure to maintain a proper lookout…

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