US: UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Louisville, Kentucky 4

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, November 4, resulting in at least 7 deaths. The crash sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, prompted a shelter-in-place order for locations within 5 miles of the airport as the FAA and NTSB launched an investigation.

US: UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Louisville, Kentucky 5

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, November 4, resulting in at least 7 deaths. The crash sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, prompted a shelter-in-place order for locations within 5 miles of the airport as the FAA and NTSB launched an investigation.

US: UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Louisville, Kentucky 3

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, November 4, resulting in reported injuries. The crash sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, prompted a shelter-in-place order for locations within 5 miles of the airport as the FAA and NTSB launched an investigation.

US: UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Louisville, Kentucky

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, November 4, resulting in reported injuries. The crash sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, prompted a shelter-in-place order for locations within 5 miles of the airport as the FAA and NTSB launched an investigation.

US: UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Louisville, Kentucky 2

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, November 4, resulting in reported injuries. The crash sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, prompted a shelter-in-place order for locations within 5 miles of the airport as the FAA and NTSB launched an investigation.

Two bodies recovered in vehicle from Baltimore bridge collapse

STORY: Two bodies recovered in vehicle from Baltimore bridge collapse SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Baltimore/Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the aerial footage of Francis Scott Key Bridge and Cargo Ship Dali (NTSB Video) (March 26, 2024) 2. various of Francis Scott Key Bridge (March 26, 2024) STORYLINE: Officials said Wednesday that the bodies of two people were recovered in a pickup truck earlier in the day from the bridge collapse site in the U.S. city of Baltimore. "Divers located a red pickup truck submerged and approximately 25 feet of water in the area of the middle span of the bridge. Divers recovered two victims of this tragedy trapped within the vehicle," Maryland State Police Colonel Roland Butler told a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Divers found two men, aged 35 and 26, respectively, shortly before 10 a.m. local time (1400 GMT) Wednesday, said Butler. He noted that operations have now been reclassified from s

Federal gov't sues U.S. railroad over discharge of pollutants, hazardous substances

STORY: Federal gov't sues U.S. railroad over discharge of pollutants, hazardous substances DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NTSB investigators at the site of the train derailment (courtesy of NTSB) 2. aerial footage of derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday a complaint against Norfolk Southern related to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The complaint seeks penalties and injunctive relief for "the unlawful discharge of pollutants, oil, and hazardous substances," and declaratory judgment on liability for past and future costs. On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials, including hazardous substances, pollutants, and oil derailed in East Palestine, a community of approximately 5,000 residents located on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The derailment resulted in a pile of burning rail cars,

U.S. agency investigating Norfolk Southern's safety practices after train accidents

STORY: U.S. agency investigating Norfolk Southern's safety practices after train accidents DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of NTSB investigators at the site of the train derailment (courtesy of NTSB) 2. aerial footage of the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio (courtesy of NTSB) 3. various of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's tweet STORYLINE: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Tuesday "a special investigation" of Norfolk Southern Railway's organization and safety culture. The NTSB urged Norfolk Southern to take immediate action to "review and assess its safety practices," given the number and significance of recent accidents involving the company. The announcement came more than a month after a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The Feb. 3 derailment resulted in a significant fire and hazardous materials relea

U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment

STORY: U.S. agency releases report on Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailment site STORYLINE: A federal agency released a preliminary report Thursday on the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The report issued by the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) said the Norfolk Southern train passed three hot bearing detectors (HBD) on its trip before the derailment on the night of Feb. 3. The function of the HBD is to detect overheated bearings and provide audible real-time warnings to train crews. One of the HBDs "transmitted a critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle," according to the report. After hearing the warning, the train engineer "increased the dynamic brake application to further slow and stop the train" and the crew later observed fire and smoke and notifi

Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment

STORY: Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by U.S. authorities after a freight train derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train consist, 10 of which derailed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). After hundreds of residents evacuated their homes, the emergency crew conducted a controlled release of the chemicals on Feb. 6 to avert a possible explosion. However, the operations were said to have discharged toxic and potentially deadly fumes into the air. Five of derailed hazmat cars carried vinyl chloride. Vinyl chloride exposure is associa

Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment

STORY: Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the derailed freight train cars (courtesy of NTSB) STORYLINE: Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by U.S. authorities after a freight train derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train, 10 of which derailed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a U.S. government agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. Five of derailed hazmat cars, the NTSB said, were carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced indust

Ehime Maru victims' kin ask U.S. body to investigate accident

Ehime Maru victims' kin ask U.S. body to investigate accident

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Toyoda, chief lawyer for relatives of two of the nine people who died in the sinking of the Japanese high school fisheries training ship Ehime Maru in 2001, tells reporters in Tokyo that he and his group of lawyers are asking the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate the accident. The ship sank after a U.S. Navy submarine collided with it off Hawaii.

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official John Hammerschmidt says in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the handling of sonar data by the crew of the U.S. submarine which hit and sank a Japanese fisheries training ship on Feb. 9 is likely to be a focal point of investigations into the accident from now on.

All 16 civilian guests were on Greeneville's command deck

All 16 civilian guests were on Greeneville's command deck

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Using a chart, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official briefs reporters Feb. 20 on the Feb. 9 collision between a Japanese fisheries training ship and a U.S. submarine off Hawaii. The official said all 16 civilian guests aboard the navy's 6,080-ton nuclear-powered attack sub Greeneville were on the command deck when it struck and sank the 499-ton Ehime Maru from Uwajima Fisheries High School.

Investigation of Greeneville begins

Investigation of Greeneville begins

HONOLULU, United States - Investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Feb. 13 begin inspecting the 6,080-ton nuclear-powered sub Greeneville, now berthed at its home port in Honolulu, following the Feb. 9 collision with the Japanese fishery training ship Ehime Maru.

Investigation of Greeneville begins

Investigation of Greeneville begins

HONOLULU, United States - Investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Feb. 13 begin inspecting the 6,080-ton nuclear-powered sub Greeneville, now berthed at its home port in Honolulu, following the Feb. 9 collision with the Japanese fishery training ship Ehime Maru.

Ehime Maru victims' kin ask U.S. body to investigate accident

Ehime Maru victims' kin ask U.S. body to investigate accident

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Toyoda, chief lawyer for relatives of two of the nine people who died in the sinking of the Japanese high school fisheries training ship Ehime Maru in 2001, tells reporters in Tokyo that he and his group of lawyers are asking the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate the accident. The ship sank after a U.S. Navy submarine collided with it off Hawaii. (Kyodo)

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

Handling of sonar data likely focus of Hawaii sub crash probe

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official John Hammerschmidt says in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the handling of sonar data by the crew of the U.S. submarine which hit and sank a Japanese fisheries training ship on Feb. 9 is likely to be a focal point of investigations into the accident from now on.

All 16 civilian guests were on Greeneville's command deck

All 16 civilian guests were on Greeneville's command deck

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Using a chart, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official briefs reporters Feb. 20 on the Feb. 9 collision between a Japanese fisheries training ship and a U.S. submarine off Hawaii. The official said all 16 civilian guests aboard the navy's 6,080-ton nuclear-powered attack sub Greeneville were on the command deck when it struck and sank the 499-ton Ehime Maru from Uwajima Fisheries High School.