Unsecured Watertight Doors Contribute to Sinking of Alaska Industrial Vessel
An Alaskan fish tender transiting Chiniak Bay to dump fish byproduct sank in part because the vessel's watertight doors in the engine room and companionway spaces remained open, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The industrial vessel Cape Douglas was operating as fish tender on Nov. 6, 2024, near Kodiak, Alaska, when the 80-year-old vessel began to flood below deck. The captain and crewmember were unable to control the flooding and abandoned the vessel into a towed skiff. They were rescued by a...
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