Draft:Morgan James Turrell

Captain Morgan James Turrell (born August 2, 1965) was the Director of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Office of Marine Safety.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Turrell began his career at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in 2003 as a nautical operations investigator. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Vice President of Marine Investigations for Princess Cruises, where he investigated casualties aboard ships worldwide. He returned to the NTSB’s Office of Marine Safety in 2010 and in 2014, he was selected as Chief of Investigations. In 2017 he was promoted to deputy director and served as acting director of Marine Safety from March 2020 until March 2021 when he was named Director.

A graduate of The United States Merchant Marine Academy, Turrell earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation, a United States Coast Guard Unlimited Deck Officer License, and an Officer’s Commission in the US Navy. He served as a licensed deck officer aboard US Flag vessels including tankers, container ships, roll-on/roll-offs vessels, research ships and bulk carriers, upgrading his license to the highest rank of Master Mariner.

Captain Turrell also earned an MBA from Pepperdine University and a master's degree from George Mason University in transportation policy, operations and logistics.