Captain Intentionally Directs Ferry Into Pilings After It Fails To Slow Properly While Docking

摘要

A Lake Champlain car ferry's engineer and two passengers were injured when the vessel landed hard into pilings while docking at Grand Isle, Vt.rnThe captain of the ferry Cumberland intentionally steered the boat into wooden pilings after the vessel failed to slow down sufficiently, said the ferry's operator, Lake Champlain Transportation Co.rnNeither the operator nor the U.S. Coast Guard would say what probably caused the Jan. 30 accident, butrnLake Champlain Transportation said the ferry's throttle system was replaced as a result of the incident.rnThe Coast Guard investigator, Ed Green, said Cumberland's engineer was standing in the engine room when the vessel struck the pilings off its starboard side. The speed was less than 1 knot, Green said.rn"He was knocked down," Green said. "There were two (passengers injured) who were in the lounge."