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F/V LADY OF GRACE Case Summary

F/V LADY OF GRACE Case Summary. LCDR Wayne Clayborne U.S. Coast Guard. Post SAR Emphasis. Recovery of Missing Crew Mitigate Environmental Threat Mitigate Waterway Impact Marine Casualty Investigation. Recovery of Missing Crew. Family and Political Involvement Four Dives

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F/V LADY OF GRACE Case Summary

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  1. F/V LADY OF GRACECase Summary LCDR Wayne Clayborne U.S. Coast Guard

  2. Post SAR Emphasis • Recovery of Missing Crew • Mitigate Environmental Threat • Mitigate Waterway Impact • Marine Casualty Investigation

  3. Recovery of Missing Crew • Family and Political Involvement • Four Dives • Weather Dependent • Two Crew Found in Four Dives • Vessel searched immediately on scene • Vessel searched again in RI pier side • Vessel searched again in NY pier side • Two crew members remain missing • Divers • MA SEMLAC • MA State Police • Coast Guard Marine Investigator

  4. Mitigate Environmental Threat • Product on the vessel • 7,000 gallons of fuel oil • crank case oil • hydraulic fluid • Vessel Environmental Insurance Rep • Original offer • Concerns about continuous sheening • State of MA

  5. Waterway Impact • Navigable Channel • COTP and D1 Identifies Vessel as Hazard to Navigation • 21’ Clearance • Cruise Ship Industry • ACOE Agrees with determination • Vessel Hull Insurance Rep • Original offer • Concerns about liability • State of MA

  6. Marine Casualty Investigation • Loss of Four Crewmembers • Total Loss of the Vessel • No Witnesses • Very Involved Family • Very Involved Owner • Coast Guard Concerns

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  18. Areas of Emphasis • Sector Missions • Customers • Partners • Key Success Factors • Limitations and Constraints

  19. Sector Missions • Search and Rescue • Marine Environmental Response • Waterways Management • Marine Investigation • Public Affairs

  20. Customers • Family of four crew members • Owner • Hull Insurance Rep • Environmental Insurance Rep • Waterway users • Coast Guard

  21. Partners • ACOE • MA State Police • MA Law Enforcement Council Dive Team (SEMLEC) • MA State DEP • Coast Guard District One

  22. Limitations and Constraints • Weather • Complexity of the Operation • Salvage Equipment • Customers • Marine Investigation • Resources • Time

  23. Key Success Factors • Family Support • Owner Support • D1 Support • Plugging Vents Early • Contingency Plans (IAP, MER, Salvage, etc…) • Right technicians • Right Equipment • Patience

  24. Most Probable Cause of Casualty • Dramatic decrease in stability due to significant ice accumulation • Weather Conditions • Vessel Modifications • Situational Awareness

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  26. BOATRACS BOATRACS is a commercial vessel position monitoring system (VMS) designed to automatically report fishing vessel position and activity to the National Marine Fisheries Service. VMS is installed on certain commercial fishing vessels by the National Marine Fisheries Service to manage the depletion of fish stocks by governing catch sizes, limiting allowable days at sea, and regulating certain fishing territories

  27. TIMELINE • January 23, 2007: The LADY OF GRACE departed New Bedford, MA • January 25, 2007: The LADY OF GRACE reached the fishing grounds • 1753, January 26, 2007: The LADY OF GRACE reported she was returning due to weather conditions and excessive ice build-up • 2326, January 26, 2007: BOATRACS (VMRS) did not receive the automated thirty minute position communication ping from the LADY OF GRACE • 0506, January 27, 2007: CFV in the area contacted the Coast Guard and reported the LADY OF GRACE was not responding to radio calls • 0949, January 27, 2007: A Coast Guard helicopter discovers an oil sheen in vicinity of LADY OF GRACE’S LKP.

  28. Timeline (Continued) • 1349, January 27, 2007: Coast Guard Station Brant Point rescue boat discovers debris in vicinity of the LADY OF GRACE”S LKP • 1400, January 28, 2007: Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council dive team (SEMLEC) dove and discovered the LADY OF GRACE submerged in approximately 56 feet of water, 12 miles from Wood’s Hole in Nantucket Sound • January 29, 2007: MA State Police dive on LADY OF GRACE and find one deceased crewmember • January 29, 2007: SSENE meets with vessel owner insurance reps to discuss vessel • January 30, 2007: Insurance Representative hires commercial divers to plug fuel oil service tank vents • January 30, 2007: COTP Sector Southeastern New England issued a letter to the vessel owner regarding the hazard to navigation and environmental risk the vessel presented • February 21, 2007: MA State Police dive on the LADY OF GRACE again and find one additional deceased crewmember, two remain missing

  29. Timeline (Continued) • February 28, 2007: Coast Guard First District determines the LADY OF GRACE is a hazard to navigation and issues letter to ACOE requesting assistance in removal • April 24, 2007: Environmental response equipment is staged in Hyannis in case needed, with ready vessel and crew. • April 25, 2007: LADY OF GRACE is raised by DonJon Marine and placed on deck barge for transport to Quonset RI for further securing before transit to New York. • April 26, 2007: LADY OF GRACE is searched while moored in RI and no crewmembers are found • May 01, 2007: During scrapping operations approximately 7,000 gallons of pure diesel fuel was removed from the vessel • May 14, 2007: LADY OF GRACE scrapping complete • January 25, 2008: LADY OF GRACE investigation complete and four briefs orchestrated – family, owner, local government and media

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