Texting as Bad on the Water as on the Road
A year ago today, a barge towed by the tugboat Caribbean Sea ran over an amphibious "duck" boat in the Delaware River, killing two Hungarian tourists. The accident was another tragic demonstration of the deadliness of distraction.
In a recent meeting, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the collision was caused by the tugboat mate's failure to maintain a proper lookout due to his repeated use of a cellphone and a laptop computer. Full story here.