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Podcast: THE TACTICS MEETING
Episode: Lessons from the Grande Costa D’Avorio Fire: A Panel Review of the NTSB Report
Description: In this special panel episode, we unpack the National Transportation Safety Board’s findings on the 2023 fire aboard the Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark—a devastating incident that claimed the lives of two Newark firefighters and exposed critical gaps in shipboard fire response readiness.
Joining the discussion are experts from across the maritime and emergency response communities:
Mark Curtis, Fairwater
Captain Noah Katka, Seattle Fire Department
Lieutenant Aaron Patterson, Seattle Fire Department
Jim Elliott, T&T Group of Companies
Todd Duke, Resolve Marine
Bill B...