Admin Note: I found a list of Casuality notes from sinkings. I thought I would share these with you because MY view on sinkings is IF you play in the pond long enough and often enough….IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN! It is just a matter of when! IMHO You BETTER be prepared, You better understand the danger, You better stand ready! Casualty Report June 6, 2000 – While returning from a 3-day fishing trip, the
Among the many findings, the investigating officer’s report included the following:
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An inexperienced helmsman did not notice the vessel losing freeboard by the stern. When the flooding was discovered by another crewmember, the vessel’s stern was nearly under water.•
Water entered the vessels aft compartment through a leaking rudder post. There was no functioning bilge pump in that space.•
All of the crewmembers donned survival suits. However, all of the suits were well beyond their service lives. Significant amounts of water were found in the suits of the two deceased crewmen, because they did not fit properly. One of the two suits was too small. A zipper jammed on the other.•
The vessel’s liferaft did not release.•
The vessel’s EPIRB floated free, functioned properly and facilitated a quick rescue and recovery by Coast Guard aircraft.Admin Note: I found a list of Casuality notes from sinkings. I thought I would share these with you because MY view on sinkings is IF you play in the pond long enough and often enough….IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN! It is just a matter of when! IMHO You BETTER be prepared, You better understand the danger, You better stand ready!
Casualty Report
June 6, 2000 – While returning from a 3-day fishing trip, the
INFINITY began taking on water and sank quickly by the stern. The vessel was lost approximately 17 miles southeast of Cape Elizabeth, along the coast of Maine. One of the three crewmembers was rescued and the other two were recovered deceased.Among the many findings, the investigating officer’s report included the following:
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An inexperienced helmsman did not notice the vessel losing freeboard by the stern. When the flooding was discovered by another crewmember, the vessel’s stern was nearly under water.•
Water entered the vessels aft compartment through a leaking rudder post. There was no functioning bilge pump in that space.•
All of the crewmembers donned survival suits. However, all of the suits were well beyond their service lives. Significant amounts of water were found in the suits of the two deceased crewmen, because they did not fit properly. One of the two suits was too small. A zipper jammed on the other.•
The vessel’s liferaft did not release.•
The vessel’s EPIRB floated free, functioned properly and facilitated a quick rescue and recovery by Coast Guard aircraft.