The report explains the capsizing and sinking of the U.S. self-elevating liftboat TITAN in the Gulf of Mexico on June 29, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are the shipboard emergency alerting systems; high-water alarms in floodable compartments; lifefloat deployment; liftboat safety systems; stability information; liftboat leg fractures; welding procedures; and regulations and inspection procedures. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the U.S. Coast Guard; Coastal Marine Lift Barges, Inc.; Laredo Construction, Inc.; and Offshore Marine Services Association.
Marine Accident Report - Capsizing and Sinking of the U.S. Self-Elevating Liftboat M/V Titan Gulf of Mexico, June 29, 1989
1990
71 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Ocean Sciences & Technology , Marine accidents , Lift devices , Marine safety equipment , Rescue equipment , Warning systems , Safety , System failures , Fractures(Materials) , Regulations , Inspection , Mexico Gulf , TITAN liftboat , Capsizing