On August 7, 1992, the United Kingdom passenger vessel RMS (Royal Mail Ship) QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 was outbound in Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, when the vessel grounded about 2 1/2 miles south of Cuttyhunk Island. No injuries or deaths resulted from the accident. However, damage was significant; temporary and permanent repairs cost about $13.2 million. In addition, the total revenue lost for the period before the vessel returned to service on October 2, 1992, was estimated at $50 million. In the report the following safety issues are discussed: the adequacy of shipboard communication; the adequacy of bridge resource management; the adequacy of squat information; the adequacy of navigation chart survey information; the adequacy of Coast Guard instructions to field personnel for drug and alcohol testing of personnel involved in accidents; and the adequacy of shipboard evacuation procedures for disabled passengers.
National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Grounding of the United Kingdom Passenger Vessel RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, Near Cuttyhunk Island, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, August 7, 1992
1993
82 pages
Report
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English
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