On August 18, 1993, the YORKTOWN CLIPPER, a 224-foot-long passenger vessel with 134 passengers and 42 crewmembers, struck an underwater rock in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The hull was pierced in several locations, and the vessel began to flood. The passengers and most of the crew were transferred to assisting vessels, and the YORKTOWN CLIPPER was moved to a shallow sheltered cover. After temporary repairs, the vessel sailed to a shipyard for permanent repairs. The major safety issues discussed in the report are the navigational practices used aboard the YORKTOWN CLIPPER, the related training of its watch officer, and the adequacy of the manhole covers installed in the double bottoms.
National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Grounding of U.S. Passenger Vessel M/V Yorktown Clipper in Glacier Bay, Alaska, August 18, 1993
1994
48 pages
Report
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English