NTSB: 2022 Sinking of $1.2 Million Seiner Due to Flooding in Lazarette and Non-Working Bilge Alarms
The National Transportation Safety Board’s report on what caused the sinking of the 53-foot steel-hulled F/V Hotspur two years ago in Southeast Alaska was released last week. The cause was instability caused by below-deck flooding and bilge alarms that did not sound in time. Within 20 minutes from when the crew first noticed a list to port, the seiner, loaded with gear, a seine skiff on deck, and a water-filled fish hold, ...
Photo of the Hotspur courtesy USCG.
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