BNWAS ensures that someone is at controls

摘要

Eleven years ago, a towboat captain was pushing two barges bn the Arkansas River when he lost consciousness due to a heart-rhythm episode. Unbeknownst to his crew, the tow traveled along with the wheelhouse unattended for almost five minutes. With no one steering or watching, Robert Y. Love crashed into a highway bridge, knocking down a 503-foot section. Eleven vehicles on the interstate highway plunged into the water, and 14 people were killed.