On January 11, 1991, the 76-foot-long U.S. fishing vessel SEA KING was being towed by the Coast Guard across the Columbia River Bar. It capsized and sank. Of the seven persons on board, two crewmembers and one Coast Guardman drowned. The safety issues discussed in the report are the condition of the vessel and the actions taken by the vessel's operator after the flooding was first detected; the effect of sea conditions, towline forces, shifting weights, and free surface on the SEA KING's stability and subsequent capsizing; the Coast Guard's management of the search and rescue mission; and the degree of the Coast Guard's oversight of the fishing industry.
National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Capsizing and Sinking of the U.S. Fishing Vessel Sea King Near Astoria, Oregon, January 11, 1991
1992
90 pages
Report
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English