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EV Startup Spends More Than It Makes on CEO's Jet
April 05, 2024 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBCanoo, like many other electric vehicle startups, is struggling to survive. And as is often the case in the early days of a company, expenditures exceed revenue. But one cost in particular stood out in Canoo’s latest earnings report. TechCrunch spotted an item near the bottom of a 10-K the company recently filed with the SEC and it details just how much Canoo is reimbursing CEO Tony Aquila for the use of his personal aircraft. The company said it helps cover certain costs and third-party pa...
U.S. Residents Admit to Scheme to Send Aircraft Parts to Russia
April 05, 2024 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBThe Department of Justice announced that two Russian nationals who are Florida residents pleaded guilty to conspiring to acquire and illegally export controlled aviation technology to Russia without a license, violating the Export Control Reform Act. According to the DOJ, Oleg Sergeyevhich Patsulya and Vasilii Sergeyevich Besedin conspired to secure orders for aircraft components and parts from Russian buyers, the majority of which were commercial airline companies. The pair looked to obtai...
California Man Guilty of Selling $3.5M in Counterfeit Electronics for Military Use
April 02, 2024 19:00 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBThe Department of Justice announced that a California man pleaded guilty to a scheme that involved selling more than $3.5 million worth of deceptive fan assemblies to the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). According to the DOJ, the defendant, 63-year-old Steve H.S. Kim, controlled an unnamed company that sold fan assemblies to the DLA. But the fan assemblies were either counterfeit or misrepresented to be new. The DOJ added that some of the counterfeit fans went on to b...
Century-Old Meat Producer Goes Bankrupt After 'Temperature Abuse'
April 01, 2024 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBFreirich Foods has been in the meat business since 1921, when it was founded by young German sausage maker Julian Freirich on Long Island. The company, now based in Salisbury, North Carolina, makes a lot of meat, from pastrami and roast beef to other specialty items. However, the company is perhaps most known for corned beef. The family-owned business says it controls more than 40% of the New York Metro and New England markets. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here ...
Can the World’s Largest Plane Save Wind Power?
March 21, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBOffshore wind power projects set up shop in the water because it’s often too much of a logistical nightmare to transport their massive turbine blades inland. But that could change in the future if one startup is successful in building the world’s largest plane. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, offshore wind turbines can be as much as one-and-a-half times the height of the Washington Monument and feature blades the length of a football field. That’s specifically why Mark Lundstrom...
Tyson Targeting Immigrants, Refugees for Factory Jobs
March 21, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBTyson Foods is looking to refugees and immigrants to fill some of its factory jobs that handle duties such as placing cuts into trays, inspections for bones and washing meat, Bloomberg reported. The food processor employs some 100,000 people in these positions, and according to associate director of human resources Garrett Dolan, the company anticipates an annual departure of approximately 40% of those workers. As a result, Dolan said the company is looking to hire 52,000 people in 2024 to...
Gen Z: Daniel Huang, 18-year-old student, Florida
March 19, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.27 MBFor this episode, I welcome Daniel Huang, an 18-year-old student in Florida. Huang is the creator of his high school’s 3D printing club that finished runner-up in SME’s 2023 Digital Manufacturing Challenge with their proposal to use 3D printing to create fully customizable pills for medical distribution. Huang has done research at the University of Florida Materials Science Lab, worked at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility and was recently recognized by SME as a 2023 “30 U...
The Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2023
March 18, 2024 20:00 - 4 minutes - 2.94 MBLast week, the EPA recognized the 103 U.S. factories to earn Energy Star certification in 2023. The award recognizes manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. According to the EPA, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of CO2 emissions—that's the equivalent to the emissions from electricity used by more than 1.5 million homes. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Ford Pays $365 Million to Resolve Trade Fraud Allegations
March 15, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBThe Department of Justice announced that Ford Motor Company agreed to pay the U.S. government $365 million to resolve allegations of Tariff Act of 1930 violations. According to the DOJ, the American automaker misclassified and understated the value of hundreds of thousands of its Transit Connect cargo vans. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official Troy A. Miller called the settlement one of the largest customs penalties in recent history. Download and listen to the audio version b...
Figure’s OpenAI-Powered Robot Is Already Having Conversations
March 15, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBRobotics company Figure and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are only two weeks into their partnership but the collaboration is already producing some astounding and slightly unsettling results. Figure this week shared an update on Figure 01’s progress and said it can now have full conversations with people after connecting to a large pre-trained multimodal model. The company said its robot can now describe its visual experience, plan future actions and use common sense reasoning, reflect on its memory...
GM, Major Carmakers Are Telling Insurers How You Drive
March 12, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.74 MBWhen a driver gets a speeding ticket or is involved in an accident, their car insurance rates are expected to increase. However, most drivers would not expect to see their rates increase for every instance of speeding, rapid acceleration or forceful braking. But that is what the New York Times reported is happening to people who drive cars made by General Motors. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Chinese EVs Are Getting Weird
March 11, 2024 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBThe Chinese EV market is a wild west of innovation. Well, maybe it's more like throwing everything against the wall to see what sticks in their own version of a lagging EV market. According to an article from Fortune, new EVs have some ambitious offerings, and this is in addition to the karaoke systems and built-in refrigerators already available. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Chemours Execs Allegedly Manipulate Cash Flow to Influence Bonus Pay
March 08, 2024 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBAt the end of February, chemical company and the maker of Teflon, Chemours, made headlines when the company’s board of directors placed its CEO, CFO and controller and principal accounting officer on administrative leave. As part of the announcement, Chemours added that its audit committee would oversee an internal review of the company’s financial reporting following an anonymous report to the company’s ethics hotline. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscr...
Airbus Debuts NextGen Air Taxi Ahead of First Flight
March 07, 2024 22:00 - 3 minutes - 2.19 MBAirbus today unveiled the prototype of its fully electric CityAirbus NextGen, an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) designed to operate in major cities. With its first flight scheduled for later this year, the two metric-ton class CityAirbus has a wing span of approximately 12 meters and will have about a 50-mile (80 km) range with a cruising speed of about 75 mph (120 km/h). Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufa...
Large Pork Producer Faces Shocking Worker Retaliation Allegations
March 06, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MBTosh Pork is the largest pork producer in Tennessee, and with 38,000 sows in 2022, it was the 25th largest pork producer in the U.S., according to a report from Genesus and Swineweb. Based in Henry, Tennessee, the company uses the H-2A agricultural guest worker program to employ people from foreign countries to work the farm. The company's products are typically sold to JBS USA, Kroger and Costco. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Man...
EV Startup Gets Cash Infusion Following Bankruptcy Scare
March 04, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.69 MBEV startup Polestar was recently flirting with bankruptcy. The company, which started as an engineering team modifying Volvos for racing in the late 2000s, was spun out of Volvo in October 2017 as a standalone brand focusing on electric cars. Last November, Polestar was looking at a $1.3 billion shortfall when Geely Holding and Volvo Cars stepped up to fill the gap and keep the company above water until 2025. During that time, it hoped to get the Polestar 3 and 4, crossover models with high...
Toyota Practically Giving Away its Hydrogen Vehicles
February 29, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBToyota Practically Giving Away its Hydrogen Vehicles Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
The Apple Car Is Dead
February 28, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.71 MBOn Tuesday, Apple cut bait on the long rumored, but never delivered electric vehicle project after about ten years of development. And Elon “production is hard’ Musk, didn't exactly dance on the grave, at least not just on the project's grave. Instead, he offered the following on X, "The natural state of a car company is dead." Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
LISTEN: Forgotten Flashlight Causes $4M in Damage to F-35
February 26, 2024 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.68 MBSmall mistakes can sometimes have big consequences. That’s the lesson one maintenance team is likely taking away from a recent mishap that caused millions in damages to an F-35, a U.S. military fighter jet that costs about $110 million to manufacture. According to an aircraft accident investigation report released by the U.S. Air Force, a handheld flashlight left in the engine of an F-35 caused nearly $4 million in damage and created a situation that could not be repaired locally. Download...
Stellantis CEO Got a 56% Pay Raise in 2023
February 23, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.48 MBStellantis – the automaker formerly known as Fiat Chrysler – posted record revenues and profits in 2023. At the time of the reporting, CEO Carlos Tavares said he wanted to “warmly thank” the Stellantis team for “contributing greatly to [the company’s] growth story, even in the strongest of headwinds.” It appears the Board at Stellantis has found a way to also warmly thank Tavares himself and it takes the form of a massive pay hike. Download and listen to the audio version below and click h...
NASA Looking for Volunteers to Live in 3D-Printed Mars Habitat
February 22, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.71 MBEventually, NASA wants to send humans to Mars. But before the space agency can send astronauts on the 140 million-mile trek to the red planet, they must conduct some serious testing. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Debunking the AI Myth in Manufacturing
February 21, 2024 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.5 MBAI is still in its infancy, but workers shouldn't wait to get familiar with the technology. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Authorities Take Down Hackers That Targeted Manufacturers with Ransomware Attacks
February 20, 2024 22:00 - 3 minutes - 2.46 MBA joint effort that included the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.K. National Crime Agency's (NCA) Cyber Division, the FBI, and other international law enforcement partners announced today that they have disrupted one of the most active ransomware groups in the world, LockBit. The task force seized several websites used by the outfit to connect to the organization's infrastructure. Authorities also seized control of servers used by LockBit administrators, which should disrupt the bad actor...
Gen Z in Manufacturing: Taking Risks at Internships and Finding Meaning Full Time
February 19, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWelcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I interview young people about their journeys in the manufacturing industry. For this episode, I welcome Bryce Walters, a 26-year-old manufacturing robotics engineer for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire control. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Stranded Space Factory Finally Gets OK to Return to Earth
February 19, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.81 MBEight months is a long time to be stuck in orbit but Varda Space Industries’ flying pharmaceutical factory has finally been given clearance to come home. In September 2023, the U.S. Air Force denied Varda’s request for permission to land a capsule at a Utah training facility. According to TechCrunch, the Air Force said it couldn’t grant the request due to the “overall safety, risk and impact analysis.” Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today ...
Woman Pleads Guilty for Shipping Components Found in Russian Weapons
February 14, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBA 32-year-old Canadian national pleaded guilty yesterday for her role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to ship components for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), guided missile systems and other weapons to sanctioned entities in Russia. Shipping the parts is a violation of export control and sanctions laws, and the components were actually found in Russian weapons platforms and intelligence equipment on the battlefield in Ukraine. It has been nearly two years since Russia invaded the country. D...
LISTEN: U.S. Army Scrapping Helicopter Program After Spending Billions
February 12, 2024 21:00 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBYou know, sometimes these things just don't work out. The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program was meant to create the U.S. Army's new weaponized scout helicopter. The Army had even held a design competition to find the replacement for the Vietnam-era OH-58 chopper once it was retired. In the interim, Apache attack helicopters and Shadow drones were filling in. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
LISTEN: Intel to Delay $20 Billion Ohio Chip Plant
February 09, 2024 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.65 MBThe Wall Street Journal has reported that Intel plans to delay the opening of a chip plant that’s been described as “the first of its kind.” Originally set to be online by late 2025, the $20 billion Ohio project was set to bring 3,000 jobs to the region but now won’t hit its target for several reasons. The Wall Street Journal says the factory is being postponed because of “market challenges” – a nod towards the general consensus that the market for semiconductors may be cooling in the near...
Ford Reveals Secret Team Working on Low-Cost EVs
February 08, 2024 18:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBFord’s best-selling electric vehicle so far is the full-size F-150 Lightning. But the company just revealed secret plans for developing smaller, less expensive EVs. During the automaker’s fourth-quarter earnings call this week, CEO Jim Farley said his company “made a bet in silence two years ago.” “We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. It was a small group, small team, some of the best EV engineers in the world, and it was separate from the Ford mo...
LISTEN: Boeing Faces Potential Strike from Its Largest Union
February 07, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.65 MBIt has been over a month since one of Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft, operated by Alaska Airlines, suffered a structural blowout mid-flight. Between aircraft groundings, inspections and increased FAA scrutiny, Boeing is still trying to recover from the incident. Now, the aircraft manufacturer is facing another challenge from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the company's largest union, which is still irked over a deal that barely received approval in 201...
LISTEN: Airline Head Says Boeing in 'Last Chance Saloon'
February 06, 2024 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.8 MBBoeing’s reputation has taken a beating over the past few months as design and manufacturing issues have increasingly caused serious problems for the company’s jet liners. Now the head of a major international airline has warned that Boeing doesn’t have much runway left. Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, told the Financial Times that Boeing is in the “last chance saloon.” His comments came as his company’s engineers are planning to personally overlook Boeing’s manufacturing oper...
LISTEN: Airbus Leads Team Pushing for Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
February 05, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBWhile it appeared as though EV battery technology was anointed the clear successor to industrial combustion engines, we have seen a resurgence of hydrogen fuel projects, particularly in the automotive industry. The chief concern over EV batteries is infrastructure and the necessary improvements needed to make the transition work—and yet the tech seems lightyears ahead of hydrogen. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podca...
Joint Venture Breathes New Life Into Hyperloop Concept
February 01, 2024 22:00 - 3 minutes - 2.73 MBWith the end of 2023 came the demise of Hyperloop One and, for some, the end of the futuristic tech's potential to disrupt commercial high-speed travel. However, many players remain in the game, including Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT). Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
LISTEN: Kubota Hit With Record 'Made in USA' Penalty
January 31, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.55 MBKubota North America is facing a $2 million civil penalty after misrepresenting the origins of some of its replacement parts for tractors and other agricultural equipment, per a Department of Justice court order. The civil penalty follows a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which alleged that, since at least 2021, Kubota falsely labeled thousands of wholly imported replacement parts as “Made in USA.” The agency also accused Kubota of not updating product labels that included ...
LISTEN: BMW to Add Humanoid Bots to Auto Production
January 30, 2024 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.44 MBA California firm will soon begin staffing BMW factories with talent, but the kind that comes encased in metal and operates with a computer chip. The difference between traditional automation and what tech company Figure provides is that its robotics embody a 5 foot 6 inch, 130-pound humanoid form, fully powered by electricity. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Gen Z in Manufacturing: There Hasn’t Been Enough Push to Pull Teens into Manufacturing
January 30, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBWelcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I interview young people about their journeys in the manufacturing industry. For this episode, I welcome Ava Raugust, a 17-year-old bilingual agriscientist and engineer. Raugust is currently a high school senior in California, where she is the president and co-founder of her high school’s robotics team. Raugust’s experience and accomplishments include an internship with DPR Construction, a first place finish in the high ...
LISTEN: Neuralink Called 'Sloppy' After HazMat Fine
January 29, 2024 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.74 MBElon Musk’s brain implant company is facing scrutiny from, of all federal agencies, the Department of Transportation. Reuters revealed in an exclusive report that Neuralink – a medtech firm that hopes to one day offer implantable devices that help humans dealing with paralysis or other debilitating conditions – will be fined by the U.S. DOT after recent inspections raised some concerns. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing...
LISTEN: GM Delays Shift Because of the Detroit Lions
January 26, 2024 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBWhen a franchise like the Detroit Lions, that’s been an NFL punching bag for decades, finally finds itself back on the brink of a Super Bowl, fans are going to watch the game no matter what. But General Motors is cool with it. The automaker is delaying a shift at one of its factories in Michigan so employees can watch the Lions play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship. According to the Detroit Free Press, GM is pushing back the start of the third shift at a Flint assembly plant ...
LISTEN: Former Employee at Medical Device Maker Admits Forging FDA Letters
January 25, 2024 21:00 - 1 minute - 1.4 MBThe Department of Justice announced that a regulatory affairs specialist for a medical device manufacturer was sentenced to prison for his role in distributing devices that lacked FDA clearance. The actions led to the illegal sale of two medical devices in the U.S., amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. The sentence follows last year’s guilty plea by the individual, Peter Stoll III, to one felony count of violating the Federal, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. He had been charged with ca...
Apple Car Delayed Again
January 24, 2024 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.15 MBThe Apple Car has been a mirage on the automotive industry horizon for about 10 years. Rumors have swirled ever since the consumer electronic giant's Project Titan leaked, leading aspiring designers and creative types around the world to speculate as to just what Apple had cooking under the hood. My personal favorite thus far came from Vanarama, a car leasing operation in the U.K. that used existing Apple patents to come up with a futuristic design. Download and listen to the audio version...
LISTEN: Space Station Blows Up Real Good
January 23, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.72 MBSierra Space is building a modular space station and the full-scale version of it just passed a significant testing milestone. But it didn’t blow up in the process so the company, just like anyone else who likes explosions, went back and retested to make sure the habitat blew up real good this time. The LIFE Habitat, which stands for Large Integrated Flexible Environment, is constructed from woven materials that stay rigid once the environment is inflated. The company has worked its way up ...
LISTEN: MIT Tests Hydrogen-Powered Motorcycle
January 23, 2024 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.32 MBWhile battery-powered cars are seen as good for the environment, they still face issues over range anxiety and the emissions-heavy process inherent in mining lithium. So, the Electric Vehicle Team at MIT turned to hydrogen-powered vehicles as a cleaner alternative, one in which vehicles could be refilled like gas-powered cars. The Electric Vehicle Team is building a hydrogen-powered electric motorcycle. Using a fuel cell system, the team says the open-source platform will serve as a testbed...
UAW Calls Stellantis 'Heinous' After Automaker Dumps 500+ Temp Workers
January 18, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.55 MBThe shine on the new UAW contracts with the Detroit 3 has barely worn off before conflict arises once more. Fresh off the hugs and handshakes, the Detroit Free Press is calling attention to some harsh words issued this week from UAW president Shawn Fain – and they’re directed at Stellantis. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
OSHA Cites Poultry Processer After 2nd Death in Two Years
January 17, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Georgia-based poultry processor after the facility’s poor safety standards led to a second worker death in two years. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Tesla Raises Factory Wages, UAW Takes Credit
January 17, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBLast week Tesla appeared to bow to pressure from a trend that’s been rippling through the auto industry. Recent wins by the United Autoworkers Union have sent wages up for plant workers within the Detroit 3, a boost that encouraged several competitors to follow suit including Toyota, Volkwagen and Hyundai. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
Tesla Might Build a Gym Hammer Inspired by the Cybertruck
January 11, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.78 MBGetting your hands on Tesla’s Cybertruck is going to be difficult for the foreseeable future. But soon you may be able to pick up a Cybertruck-inspired gym hammer. Electrek this week found a trademark application from Tesla for a “Cyberhammer.” It’s filed under the fitness equipment category. So, there’s a good chance it will be a fitness hammer shaped like a Cybertruck on a stick. And the publication said the timing of the trademark application suggests the Cyberhammer could show up soon i...
Gen Z in Manufacturing: Gen Z Passion Toward Manufacturing ‘More Prevalent’ Abroad
January 10, 2024 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBFor this episode, I welcome Ankur Verma, a 26-year-old Ph.D. candidate in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Penn State University. Verma is also the co-founder and CEO of Lightscline, a company that offers AI-based data-reduction software. Verma said his interest in manufacturing began in high school in Western India and cited his father’s background as a professor of mechanical engineering. Verma has held internships with GM and Tata Technologies, was awarded a National Science F...
LISTEN: ‘Self-Eating’ Rocket Engine Burns Fuselage for Fuel
January 10, 2024 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.22 MBEngineers at the University of Glasgow have designed, developed and fired Ouroborous-3 (ear-uh-bore-us), the first unsupported "autophage" (aa-taa-fuh-j) rocket engine that eats parts of its own body for fuel. The concept seems futuristic, but the idea is actually nearly 100 years old. The hope is the rocket engine can fly far beyond the Earth's atmosphere and make the United Kingdom a larger player in the space industry. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to s...
LISTEN: Boeing Starts Chopping Up Old MD-90 to Create New Experimental Aircraft
January 09, 2024 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBLast week, Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences started work on phase three of a DARPA project to make a full-scale X-plane, the X-65, which could change aircraft design as we know it. Well, the X-65 isn't the only experimental aircraft under Boeing's wing. This week, the airplane maker started modifying an MD-90 aircraft, including removing the engines and taking 3D scans. The project is part of the X-66 design collaboration with NASA. After extensive modification, the MD-90 will be...
LISTEN: Ship Sinks After Crew Attempts to Fix Autopilot While Underway
January 05, 2024 20:00 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBAn investigation into a sea vessel collision, which caused more than $6 million in damages, has determined the accident was caused by some untimely maintenance and lack of a proper lookout. The National Transportation Safety Board this week revealed its findings after looking into the 2022 collision involving a containership and a fishing vessel. In October of that year, the MSC Rita was traveling southbound in the Atlantic when the Tremont slammed into it. The resulting damage to the Tremo...