This report discusses the July 2, 2008, collision between the Coast Guard cutter 'Morro Bay' and the passenger ferry M/V 'Block Island' on Block Island Sound. The ferry was carrying a total of 305 people and the cutter had 21 crewmembers on board. As a result of the collision, two passengers on the 'Block Island' sustained minor injuries and were treated and released that same afternoon. The 'Block Island' sustained about $45,000 in damage and the 'Morro Bay' about $15,000. Safety issues identified in this accident include failure to follow 'rules of the road' in reduced visibility, ineffective use of the radars on board both vessels, and lack of safety management systems and voyage data recorders on U.S. passenger ferries. As a result of its investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board makes new recommendations to the Coast Guard and the 'Block Island's' operating company, and reiterates an existing recommendation to the Coast Guard.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Collision Between U.S. Passenger Ferry M/V Block Island and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, on July 2, 2008


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2010


    Format / Umfang :

    54 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch