1. Office of Marine Safety Athena 106 West Cote Blanche Bay, Louisiana October 12, 2006 DCA07MM001

2. Athena 106 USCG Photo

4. NTSB Investigation Morgan Turrell, IIC Brian Curtis, Engineering Liam LaRue, Survival Factors Rod Dyck, Pipeline Operations Chuck Koval, Pipeline Operations Charlotte Cox, Writer/Editor

5. NTSB Staff Christy Spangler, Animation Lab Alice Park, Animation Lab Mitch Garber, M.D., Medical Officer Matt Fox, Materials Specialist Don Eick, Weather Keith Holloway, Public Affairs Mike Brown, Office of Safety Recommendations

6. Parties United States Coast Guard OSHA NOAA Louisiana Dept. of Natural Resources Chevron, U.S.A. Gulfport Energy Athena Construction Central Boat Rentals

7. Safety Issues Failure to use safety devices Limited oversight of vessels not subject to inspection

8. Presenters Overview – Morgan Turrell Failure to use safety devices – Brian Curtis Limited oversight of vessels not subject to inspection – M. Turrell

9. Vessels Involved Athena 106 IBR-234 Miss Megan

10. Athena 106

11. Forward Spud Spud Winch After Spud Crew Doghouse

12. IBR-234 and Miss Megan

13. West Cote Blanche Bay

15. Office of Marine Safety

16. Ruptured Pipeline

17. Emergency Response USCG St. Mary and Iberia parishes Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Local volunteer fire departments Nearby vessels

18. Pipeline Shutdown

19. Injuries Type of Injury Athena 106 Miss Megan Total Fatal415 Serious011 Minor101 Missing101 Total628

20. Tests and Research Sonar survey Spud winch examination Material analysis of pipe

22. Office of Marine Safety Athena 106 Limited Oversight of Vessels Not Subject to Inspection DCA07MM001

23. Areas of Oversight USCG and OSHA Towing Vessel Safety

24. Types of Vessels Two barges – Athena 106 and IBR-234 Towing vessel – Miss Megan

25. Oversight Agencies Coast Guard OSHA MACOSH

26. USCG and OSHA Memorandum of understanding OSHA instruction of 1996

27. OSHA Actions After Accident OSHA investigation Citation Athena and OSHA agreement

28. USCG and OSHA Uninspected vessel safety Agreement between USCG and OSHA should reflect changes Industry should be informed

29. Towing Vessel Safety Previous Board action addressing need for safety management systems (M-00-10) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004

30. Towing vessels subject to inspection Towing safety management system Regulations will apply to vessels like Miss Megan

31. Summary Towing Vessel Regulations and Safety Management Systems – Assist Coast Guard and industry – Provide safe operating practices – Implement safeguards – Improve management – Ensure compliance