Marine Investigation Report: Capsizing and Sinking of Fishing Vessel Hotspur, August 2, 2022

On August 2, 2022, about 1955 local time, the fishing vessel Hotspur developed a list, capsized, and sank while transiting west through Dixon Entrance near Nunez Rocks, off the southern tip of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. The captain and four crewmembers abandoned the vessel to a liferaft and were rescued by two Good Samaritan vessels. There were no injuries. Multiple sheens were reported. The Hotspur, which was declared a total loss, had an estimated value of $1.2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of fishing vessel Hotspur was flooding from an unknown source into the lazarette or the port void space, causing the vessel to lose stability, capsize, and sink. ​

• Record URL:
  • https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MIR2403.pdf
• Summary URL:
  • https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA22FM033.aspx
• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 2024-2-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Fishing vessels; Water transportation crashes
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01909716
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MIR-24-03, Investigation ID DCA22FM033
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 26 2024 8:51AM