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原文传递 NTSB Says High Winds Likely Caused Seacor Power To Capsize

题名：	NTSB Says High Winds Likely Caused Seacor Power To Capsize
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met virtually October 18 to discuss its pending report on the April 13, 2021, capsizing of the liftboat Seacor Power off the coast of Louisiana near Port Fourchon. During the meeting, board members detailed the NTSB's investigation into the accident that claimed the lives of 13 of the 19 personnel aboard the vessel. Members then voted to approve the draft probable cause and draft recommendations stemming from the incident. Board members expect to issue a finalized report within a month. NTSB members stated that the probable cause oi the capsizing was "a loss of stability that occurred when the vessel was struck by severe thunderstorm winds, which exceeded the vessels operational wind speed limits." Contributing factors to the loss of life were the speed at which the Seacor Power capsized and the angle at which it came to rest. In concluding its meeting on the accident, NTSB members made a point to reiterate past recommendations that the U.S. Coast Guard require all mariners employed on vessels at work along the coast, offshore and in the Great Lakes to wear a personal locator beacon (PLB) "to enhance their chances of survival." "Some people even say PLBs take the 'search' our of search and rescue," said board chair Jennifer Homendy.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	34
页码：	48,50