On March 22, 1990, the 162-foot-long U.S. fish processing vessel ALEUTIAN ENTERPRISE was trawling for fish in the Bering Sea. As a large net full of fish was hauled aboard, the vessel capsized and sank. Of the 31 persons on board when the accident occurred, 22 were rescued by nearby fishing vessels. Nine persons remain missing and are presumed to have drowned. The vessel was valued at $6 million. The safety issues discussed in the report are the adequacy of the vessel's watertight integrity, stability, and load line documentation; the adequacy of crew safety training; the adequacy of the Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corporation's vessel management; the adequacy of postaccident substance abuse testing regulations and the Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corporation's postaccident substance abuse testing; and the need for a fishing industry vessel inspection program.
National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Capsizing and Sinking of the Fish Processing Vessel ALEUTIAN ENTERPRISE in the Bering Sea, March 22, 1990
1992
64 pages
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Transportation Safety , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Marine accidents , Accident investigations , Marine safety equipment , Safety devices , Ships , Maintenance , Accident responsibility , Marine transportation , Accident causes , Watertight fittings , Rescue equipment , ALEUTIAN ENTERPRISE fishing vessel