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CONTENTS
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
V - INVESTIGATION
- The Accident................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - The bridge collision sequence................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - The derailment sequence................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 - Postaccident events................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Injuies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13 - Passengers and Crew................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13 - Damage................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - Big Bayou Canot railroad bridge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - MAUVILLA................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15 - Sunset Limited................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
16 - SAFETY ISSUES
- Exclusions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17 - Toxicological Issues................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28 - Pilot's Activities Before the Accident................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
22 - Pilot's Performance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
23 - Loss of Situational Awareness................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
27 - Warrior & Gulf Navigation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28 - Towboat Operator Training................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28 - Industry Training Standards................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
30 - Personnel Evaluation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
31 - Licensing Requirements................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32 - Towboat Navigation Equipment................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
34 - Radar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
34 - Charts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
35 - Compasses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
36 - Bridge-Related Factors................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
37 - Bridge vulnerability to vessel collision................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
38 - Track and bridge alignment protection................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
41 - Bridge lighting protection................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
42 - Waterway bridge prolection................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44 - Comprehensive bridge risk assessment................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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