I wonder how long it would take a private company to determine the cause.
My company could probably get the cause in three months after getting the design documents.
Which could be why the NTSB needs the extra time
I did internal affairs and administrative investigations for a few years. Some quite technical and complicated. I was the only investigator and used a few “experts “ on the tech ones. My longest investigation? 21 days full time and some time on weekends including writing the report. Give me a bridge engineer and a barge expert and I’ll do it for only 1 million.
now, who are they going to crucify as the person in charge of fuel quality going to the generators. and what about the back up generators?
what about the harbor master who signed off the paperwork to deem the ship seaworthy?
or the captain who was responsible for making sure his ship was seaworthy. ..
they will need to schedule a naval inquiry when all these questions are answered.
throw in insurance companies doing everything to deny any and all claims based on gross negligence and lawyers filing motions to suppress or hide evidence.
its going to take 2 years.
this aint an HOA board who dgas who they can instantly find fault and fine based on little or no evidence.. We the board don't like your rocks...
About a month?
Yesterday.