NTSB Press Release
National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Public Affairs
NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE TOUR BOAT COLLISION IN PHILADELPHIA; PRESS BRIEFING TONIGHT
July 7, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go Team to investigate a collision involving a tour boat and a barge early this afternoon.�
Local officials have reported that 2 passengers are missing in the accident. Tom Roth-Roffy has been designated the Safety Board's Investigator-in-Charge.�Member Robert Sumwalt is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesman for the on-scene investigation.
Member Sumwalt will conduct a press briefing at 10:30 tonight at the Sheraton Society Hill, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Keith Holloway is the press officer accompanying the team and can be reached at 202-557-1350.
NTSB Media Contact:
Keith Holloway
(202) 314-6100
hollowk@ntsb.gov
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of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.
