On December 3, 1994, an engineroom fire occurred aboard the U.S. small passenger vessel ARGO COMMODORE while on a dinner cruise in San Francisco Bay. All passengers were safely evacuated by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel and a passing yacht; there were not deaths or injuries among the 41 passengers and 4 crew members. Insurance adjusters estimated damage to the ARGO COMMODORE at $150,000. The safety issues discussed in this report are management oversight of vessel repairs; master's response to the fire emergency; fixed firefighting systems on small passenger vessels; fire pump operation on small passenger vessels; crew training in emergency procedures; safety placards and briefings/orientations for passengers; and issuance of proposed regulations for small passenger vessels.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Fire Aboard U.S. Small Passenger Vessel, Argo Commodore, in San Francisco Bay, California, December 3, 1994


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1995


    Format / Umfang :

    72 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch