Marine Accident Brief: Overturning of the Liftboat Kristin Faye, September 8, 2019
On September 8, 2019, about 1015 local time, the liftboat Kristin Faye overturned while preparing to conduct work alongside a platform in the Gulf of Mexico, in Main Pass Block 64, located about 18 miles east of Venice, Louisiana. All three crewmembers abandoned the vessel and were rescued. One person suffered minor injuries during the evacuation. An estimated 120 gallons of diesel fuel were released. The vessel was declared a constructive total loss at an estimated $750,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the overturning of the liftboat Kristin Faye was the company’s inadequate preload procedure that did not account for crane movements or the planned loads (weights) to be lifted, resulting in a "punch through" of one of the vessel’s three legs.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC United States - Publication Date: 2020-11-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Maps; Photos;
- Pagination: 10p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cranes; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Enviromental spills; Offshore support vessels; Overturning; Water transportation crashes
- Geographic Terms: Gulf of Mexico; Venice (Louisiana)
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01759921
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/MAB-20/36, Accident ID: DCA19FM050
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 14 2020 9:14AM