About 1634 c.s.t., on March 29, 1980, the U.S. Mississippi River sternwheel passenger vessel Natchez with 413 passengers on board collided with the U.S. tankship Exxon Baltimore under the Greater New Orleans Bridge at New Orleans, Louisiana. The collision damaged the bow of the Natchez considerably. The Exxon Baltimore was holed below and above the waterline on the portside in the port deep tank, located immediately forward of the vessel's cargo tanks. The Exxon Baltimore's port deep tank was flooded, which adversely affected the vessel's handling characteristics; there was no fire or pollution. Although no one was killed, two crewmembers and several passengers on the Natchez suffered injuries. Damage to the two vessels was estimated at $600,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the attempt by the pilot of the Natchez to cross the bow of the Exxon Baltimore in order to execute a starboard-to-starboard meeting with the Exxon Baltimore when the vessels were well to port of each other.


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    Title :

    Marine Accident Report: Collision of U.S. Mississippi River Steamer NATCHEZ and U.S. Tankship SS EXXON BALTIMORE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 29, 1980


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    68 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English