About 1930 on January 4, 2001, the domestic high-speed vessel Finest, with 258 passengers, 5 crewmembers, and one company official on board, ran aground outside the channel to the Shrewsbury River, Sandy Hook Bay, while en route from New York City, New York, to Highlands, New Jersey. The Finest refloated at 0007 on January 5, after the tide changed, and proceeded to Sandy Hook Bay Marina, where it docked at 0026 and discharged its passengers. No one on board the vessel suffered any injury, and the vessel sustained no damage. One person on board had to be evacuated from the vessel by helicopter for medical treatment of an allergic reaction unrelated to the accident. The major safety issues in this report are the adequacy of the navigational procedures and navigational aids in the Shrewsbury River and the appropriateness of alcoholic beverage service after an accident. As a result of its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board makes one safety recommendation to the U.S. Coast Guard and three to New York Fast Ferry Services.


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    Title :

    National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Grounding of the Small Passenger Vessel, 'Finest', Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on January 4, 2001


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English