NTSB -- NTSB TO MEET ON BARGE AND DUCK BOAT COLLISION NEAR PHILADELPHIA

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

June 20, 2011

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NTSB TO MEET ON BARGE AND DUCK BOAT COLLISION NEAR

PHILADELPHIA

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -The National Transportation Safety Board

(NTSB) will hold a public Board meeting to discuss the final

report of the Board's investigation into the collision of a

barge, The Resource, that was being towed alongside a

tugboat, the Caribbean Sea and a duck tour boat DUKW 34 on

July 7, 2010 in the Delaware River near Philadelphia.

The five member Board will vote to adopt the findings,

probable cause, and safety recommendations from the final

report. A synopsis of the report will appear on the website

shortly after the conclusion of the Board meeting. The

entire report will appear on the website several weeks

later.

Event: Board Meeting

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 21 9:30 a.m. (EDT)

Location: NTSB Board Room and Conference Center

429 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC

Participants: NTSB Board Members

Note: A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will

be available on the Board's website at

www.ntsb.gov/Events/Boardmeeting.htm. Technical support

details are available under "Board Meetings." To report any

problems, please call 703-993-3100 and ask for Webcast

Technical Support.

Directions, including temporary route changes, to the NTSB

Board Room: The front door is located on lower 10th Street,

directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From the Metro, exit L'Enfant

Plaza station at 9th and D Streets escalator, walk through

the shopping mall towards the CVS store (on the left). Due

to construction at L'Enfant Plaza, the escalator that

provides access to the Board Room level is out of service.

Signs posted near the escalator will direct attendees to

stairs leading to the Board Room. NTSB staff will also be

stationed throughout L'Enfant Plaza to provide directions

and alternate access. The Board Room can also be accessed on

the garage level.

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