MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: STRIKING OF A SUBMERGED OBJECT BY THE BAHAMIAN TANKSHIP ESSO PUERTO RICO, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, KENNER, LOUISIANA, SEPTEMBER 3, 1988

The accident report discusses the striking of a submerged object by the ESSO PUERTO RICO as it was transiting the Mississippi River on September 3, 1988. The safety issues discussed include the need to re-establish the New York and New Orleans Vessel Traffic Services, the need for pilots to inform ship masters of abnormal waterway characteristics and of nonroutine maneuvers before they are executed, and the need for a review of the adequacy and safety of anchorages in the Mississippi River before Baton Rouge. Recommendations concerning these safety issues were made to the U.S. Department of Transportation and to the U.S. Coast Guard.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Accident Investigation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash reports; Safety; Seas; Shipping; Ships; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Marine atmospheres
• Subject Areas: Highways; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494047
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/MAR-89/02
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM