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Public board meeting to be convened by NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public board meeting on April 15 to determine what caused the fire aboard the 'Grande Costa D’Avorio' that claimed the lives of two firefighters in Newark, New Jersey. on July 5, 2023. It had started when a pusher vehicle operated by shoreside workers caught fire while loading cars on an interior garage deck. The situation turned tragic when two land-based firefighters became disoriented in the smoke-filled decks and died. Six additional emergency responders sustained injuries during the response operations. The local fire department responding to the incident had little to no maritime firefighting training, experience, or familiarization with cargo ships of any type, according to preliminary findings from the ongoing Coast Guard investigation.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public board meeting to determine cause of fatal fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public board meeting on April 15, 2025, to determine what caused the fire aboard the 'Grande Costa D’Avorio', that claimed the lives of two firefighters in Newark, New Jersey on July 5, 2023. It had started when a pusher vehicle, which was operated by shoreside workers, caught fire while loading cars on an interior garage deck. At the time of the incident, the vessel, operated by Grimaldi Group, was carrying approximately 1,200 vehicles and 157 containers. The operator confirmed there were no electric vehicles or hazardous cargo aboard. Two firefighters became disoriented in the smoke-filled decks and died. Six additional emergency responders sustained injuries during the response operations. “The local fire department responding to the incident had little to no maritime firefighting training, experience, or familiarization with cargo ships of any type,” according to preliminary findings from the ongoing Coast Guard investigation. The U.S. Coast Guard, conducting a parallel investigation, has already held public hearings examining the vessel’s condition, cargo loading procedures, and the initial response by both ship’s crew and local firefighters. In response to the incident, the Coast Guard issued Marine Safety Alert 09-23 in Nov 2023, calling for improved coordination of marine firefighting preparation efforts nationwide:. “Vessel fires require more firefighting resources and different technical skills than many land-based firefighting agencies traditionally possess,” the Coast Guard investigators noted. The situation is further complicated by language barriers between international crews and local first responders, particularly during high-stress emergencies. During the upcoming meeting, the NTSB board will vote on findings, probable cause, and safety recommendations, potentially leading to changes in the draft final report. Both the Coast Guard and NTSB will issue separate investigation reports aimed at enhancing maritime and first-responder safety to prevent similar incidents.
Fnal planned witness testimony into fire accident
The US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold the final planned witness testimony on March 13 in support of the ongoing investigation into the fire that occurred on July 5, 2023 aboard the 'Grande Costa D’Avorio', while docked at the Port of Newark, New Jersey. The video of testimony will be posted to the investigation’s website at https://www.news.uscg.mil/News-by-Region/1st-District-Northeast/PADET-New-York/Grande-Costa-DAvorio-Investigation/ in the morning of March 14. The scheduled testimony on March 13 is from Deputy Chief Alfonse Carlucci of the Newark Fire Department. Carlucci is the last planned testimony to be given during the fact gathering phase of the investigation. At a future date, both the Coast Guard and NTSB will issue separate reports of findings, which will include the respective agency’s official determination of the probable cause of this incident and recommendations to correct safety problems discovered during the investigations. Once the Coast Guard’s investigation has been concluded, the report of findings will be published to the investigation site and shared via news release.
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