On December 31, 2019, about 2200 Alaska standard time, US Coast Guard Communications Detachment Kodiak received a distress call from the commercial fishing vessel Scandies Rose. The vessel was en route from Kodiak to fishing grounds in the Bering Sea when it capsized about 2.5 miles south of Sutwik Island, Alaska, and sank several minutes later. At the time of the accident, the Scandies Rose had seven crewmembers aboard, two of whom were rescued by the Coast Guard several hours later. The other missing crewmembers were not found and are presumed dead. The Scandies Rose, valued at $15 million, was declared a total loss. Safety issues identified in this report include the effect of extreme icing conditions, the vessel’s inaccurate stability instructions, need to update regulatory guidelines on communicating and calculating icing for vessel stability instructions, and lack of accurate weather data for the accident area. As part of its accident investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board makes four recommendations to the Coast Guard, one recommendation to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one recommendation to the National Weather Service, and one recommendation to the North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association. The NTSB also reiterates two recommendations to the Coast Guard.
Capsizing and Sinking of Commercial Fishing Vessel Scandies Rose Sutwik Island, Alaska December 31, 2019. Marine Accident Report
2021
87 pages
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English