At 0420, on October 3, 1978, the S/T TEXACO IOWA collided with the M/T BURMAH SPAR while both tank vessels were inbound and maneuvering in the pilot exchange area off Pilottown, Louisiana. The total damage to the vessels was estimated at $680,000. No persons were injured in this accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the bar pilot and the master to navigate the TEXACO IOWA at a safe distance from the BURMAH SPAR while maneuvering to change pilots. Contributing to the accident was the TEXACO IOWA bar pilot's misjudgment of the vessels' relative speeds and his failure to observe the Inland Rules of the Road, the delayed reaction of the master of the TEXACO IOWA in directing evasive maneuvers, and the failure of the pilots to establish bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone communications before the collision.


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    Titel :

    Marine Accident Report: Collision of the S/T TEXACO IOWA and the M/T BURMAH SPAR, on the Mississippi River, Pilottown, Louisiana, October 3, 1978


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1980


    Format / Umfang :

    25 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch