Cellphone distraction blamed for fatal tugboat-sightseeing boat accident [telecom]

The Phila Inqr reported that the NTSB said a tugboat officer, focused on his cellphone and laptop, allowed his tug to push its barge into a stranded sightseeing boat. Ironically, it was a family medical emergency that got him to the phone.

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Posted 5 years ago by Lisa or Jeff in General Telecommunications Forum

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