During the early morning hours of October 17, 1984, the AMAY S, a 64-foot-long, self-propelled lift boat, became disabled when it lost propulsion and electrical power while en route to Sabine Pass, Texas, from an offshore oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the AMAY S was the failure of the master to correct a starboard list before the tow began, and the decision of the commanding officer of the POINT HOPE to tow the vessel with its bow into the sea rather than the stern, which resulted in large quantities of water coming on deck that caused a starboard heeling moment that exceeded the vessel's righting moment.


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    Title :

    Marine Accident Report - Capsizing of the U.S. Self-Propelled Lift Boat AMAY S while under tow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Point Hope, Gulf of Mexico, October 17, 1984


    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    46 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English