National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report: Grounding of the United Kingdom Passenger Vessel RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, Near Cuttyhunk Island, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, August 7, 1992.

摘要

On August 7, 1992, the United Kingdom passenger vessel RMS (Royal Mail Ship) QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 was outbound in Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, when the vessel grounded about 2 1/2 miles south of Cuttyhunk Island. No injuries or deaths resulted from the accident. However, damage was significant; temporary and permanent repairs cost about $13.2 million. In addition, the total revenue lost for the period before the vessel returned to service on October 2, 1992, was estimated at $50 million. In the report the following safety issues are discussed: the adequacy of shipboard communication; the adequacy of bridge resource management; the adequacy of squat information; the adequacy of navigation chart survey information; the adequacy of Coast Guard instructions to field personnel for drug and alcohol testing of personnel involved in accidents; and the adequacy of shipboard evacuation procedures for disabled passengers.