MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL LARK, ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR NANTUCKET ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 9, 1987

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the U.S. fishing vessel LARK was the joint decision of the coxswain of the CG-41362 and the captain of the LARK to attempt to refloat the grounded vessel under conditions of darkness and with limited knowledge of the vessel's stability. Contributing to the grounding was the lack of a functioning anchoring system. Contributing to the capsizing was the failure of the Coast Guard to indoctrinate the coxswain concerning Coast guard policies related to rendering assistance to grounded vessels.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Accident Investigation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1988-6-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boats; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Water transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479617
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/MAR-88/05
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM