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The Netflix documentary 'Trainwreck: Poop Cruise' recounts the 2013 Carnival Triumph incident, highlighting the chaos, bizarre behaviors, and the aftermath of a cruise ship crisis caused by a fire and sewage failure, which led to safety reforms and a new ship name, Carnival Sunrise.
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay over $310 million to settle claims and cover costs from last year's hazardous materials train derailment in Ohio, and will invest $200 million in safety upgrades. The settlement includes a $15 million civil penalty, the maximum allowed by law, but the railroad does not admit liability and won't face criminal charges. Some residents affected by the derailment feel the penalties are insufficient given the company's profits.
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan by Pacific Gas & Electric to raise utility bills, with customers expected to see a $4 to $6 increase. The additional charge is intended to help pay for safety upgrades made by the company in 2022. PG&E has also requested more time to make a $1 billion payment, despite reporting profits of over $2 billion last year.
Virgin Galactic completes its first spaceflight in nearly two years after safety upgrades to its fleet. The flight was the fifth time the space tourism company had brushed the boundary of space and is likely the final test before commercial operations begin in late June with members of the Italian Air Force as the first paying customers. The company has sold about 800 tickets over the past decade, with the initial batch going for $200,000 each, and tickets now cost $450,000 per person. Virgin Galactic aims to conduct 400 flights per year from its spaceport in southern New Mexico once it finishes building its next class of rocket-powered planes at a facility in neighbouring Arizona.