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M/V Crown Princess Heeling Accident

M/V Crown Princess Heeling Accident. Accident Overview Board Meeting, January 10, 2008. Presentation Outline. Ship and accident location Accident summary Animation video Safety issues Staff Parties. M/V Crown Princess. Length : 947 ft Breadth : 118 ft Speed : 21.5 kt

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M/V Crown Princess Heeling Accident

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  1. M/V Crown PrincessHeeling Accident Accident Overview Board Meeting, January 10, 2008

  2. Presentation Outline • Ship and accident location • Accident summary • Animation video • Safety issues • Staff • Parties

  3. M/V Crown Princess • Length: 947 ft • Breadth: 118 ft • Speed: 21.5 kt • Built: Italy, 2006 • Flag: Bermuda Princess Cruises • Propulsion: diesel electric, twin screw • Tonnage: 113,561 • Passengers: 3285 • Crew: 1260

  4. Accident Location

  5. Accident Summary • 10-day round trip from New York to Caribbean • 1430 - Captain takes conn, pilot away • 1501 - Autopilot engaged • 1503 - Heading fluctuations, rudder limit alarms • 1507 – 1513 - Autopilot adjustments

  6. Accident Summary • 10-day round trip from New York to Caribbean • 1430 - Captain takes conn, pilot away • 1501 - Autopilot engaged • 1503 - Heading fluctuations, rudder limit alarms • 1507 – 1513 - Autopilot adjustments

  7. Accident Summary (cont’d) • 1513 - 60 degree port turn starts • 1518 - Captain turns over conn to second officer • 1522 - Port turn completed, heading fluctuations resume • 1522 - Captain & staff captain leave bridge • 1524 - Second officer notices high turn rate, shifts to manual steering

  8. Accident Summary (cont’d) • 1525 - Senior officers return to bridge • 1525 - Maximum heel angle • 1527 - Ship back to even keel • 1836 - Ship alongside pier

  9. Animation - Preview

  10. Exclusions • Propulsion and steering • Wind and sea conditions • Crew fatigue • Illegal drugs or alcohol impairment

  11. Safety Issues • Actions of second officer • Actions of captain and staff captain • Training in use of integrated navigation systems • Reporting of heeling incidents • Emergency response

  12. Staff Contributing • Dennis Crider • Doug Brazy • Dennis Grossi • Jim Cash • Kristin Poland • John O’Callaghan • Alice Park • Christy Spangler • Mitch Garber • Tom Jacky • Tom Roth-Roffy • Liam LaRue • Brian Curtis • Barry Strauch • Charlotte Cox • Mariette Burer

  13. Parties to Investigation • U.S. Coast Guard • Princess Cruises • SAM Electronics Flag state representative • Bermuda Maritime Administration

  14. Staff Presentations • Engineering factors • INS, shallow water effects, heel angle estimate, VDR • Vessel dynamics • Sideslip, rudder lag • Human factors • Crew actions, INS training • Monitoring of heeling accidents • Survival factors • Injuries and emergency response • Passenger accountability

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