NTSB cites poor communication,erratic steering in Sabine Pass collision

摘要

The mate piloting an outbound offshore supply vessel in Sabine Pass steered erratically and ignored crew warnings in the minutes before a collision with an articulated tug-barge (ATB), federal investigators said. The mate helming the supply boat tested positive for alcohol after the incident, although authorities could not say conclusively that he was impaired during the accident voyage. The 167-foot Cheramie Bo Truc No. 22, worth $1.2 million, was totaled in the crash with the inbound ATB Mariya Moranl Texas, a 580-foot-long ATB that sustained more than $650,000 in hull damage, the National Trans- portation Safety Board (NTSB) said in its accident report. The collision happened near Texas Point within the Sabine Pass Jetty Channel at 0415 on Nov. 14, 2019. No injuries were reported among the five crew-members on Cheramie Bo Truc or the nine crewmembers and one Sabine Pilot aboard Mariya Moran.