About 1530 P.d.t. on October 27, 1983, the U.S. ocean towing vessel EAGLE, with two barges in tow, was proceeding on a southeasterly course en route from Anchorage, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington. When the EAGLE was about 25 miles west-southwest of Cape Fairweather, Alaska, it suddenly heeled about 50 degrees to starboard and sank within several minutes. At the time, a severe storm was sweeping through the area, and the vessel and tow were encountering 50- to 60-knot winds and 25- to 35-foot seas from the southeast. Of the nine persons onboard the EAGLE, only one person survived. The estimated value of the EAGLE was $2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the EAGLE was the tripping of the tug due to a failure of the towing hawser fairlead system which restrained the towing hawser at the stern of the vessel, thus, allowing the hawser to exert an overturning force which heeled the vessel to starboard.


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    Titel :

    Marine Accident Report - Capsizing and Sinking of the U.S. Ocean Towing Vessel M/V EAGLE in the Gulf of Alaska, October 27, 1983


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1984


    Format / Umfang :

    27 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch