摘要: |
This report discusses the sinking of the amphibious passenger vehicle Miss Majestic during an excursion tour of Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 1, 1999. Of the 21 people on board, 13 passengers, including 3 children, died. The vehicle damage was estimated at $100,000. The Safety Board's investigation of this accident identified safety issues in the following areas: vehicle maintenance, Coast Guard inspections of the Miss Majestic, Coast Guard inspection guidance, reserve buoyancy, and survivability. Based on its findings, the Safety Board made recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Governors of the States of New York and Wisconsin. Following this sinking accident, the Safety Board investigated two other accidents involving amphibious passenger vehicles, which are the subjects of brief reports published in an appendix of the Miss Majestic report. The first brief discusses the September 18, 2000 sinking of the Minnow, a 21-foot-long Alvis Stalwart-type amphibious passenger vehicle in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin harbor. No deaths or injuries resulted from this accident, and the vehicle damage was estimated at $170,000. The second brief discusses the December 8, 2001 sinking of the DUKW No. 1, a 33-fot-long amphibious passenger vehicle, in Lake Union, in Seattle, Washington. No deaths or injuries resulted from this accident, and the vehicle damage was estimated at $100,000. |