NTSB investigators are looking at
every possible factor in the incident…
Homendy said the electrical systems
are examined and in fact manufacturers' representatives have flown out to
examine the vessel's circuit breakers in particular.
“That is
where our focus is right now in this investigation,” Homendy told the Commerce,
Science and Transportation Committee.
“Of course, that’s preliminary. It could take different roads, different paths
as we continue this investigation. It’s very early.”
Homendy
has also said that investigators are looking at the bridge's design and its
protection from ship traffic.
s.
“Are
these bridges protected for the types of traffic that is going through now? . .
. If I was a state and the Department of Transportation, that’s what I’d be
looking at now," said Homendy.