At 0140 c.s.t., on November 5, 1980, while towing the disabled tanker SS AMOCO WISCONSIN on Traverse Bay, Michigan, the tug M/V LAUREN CASTLE was tripped by its tow, flooded, and sank. The CASTLE's engineer was lost and is presumed dead. The WISCONSIN sustained minor hull damage. The WILLIAM C. SELVICK, an assisting tug, was unaffected. The tug loss and tanker damage were estimated at $303,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the tripping of the LAUREN CASTLE due to the use of a short towline and the failure of the master to order the release or severing of the towline when the WISCONSIN began to override his tug.
Marine Accident Report: Tripping and Sinking of the Tug LAUREN CASTLE While Towing the Tanker SS AMOCO WISCONSIN on Traverse Bay, Michigan, November 5, 1980
1981
31 pages
Report
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Englisch