NTSB urges for more stringent safety inspections after fishing boat sinks off the coast of New England

YouTube NEW Fox News articles can now be heard on audio! Investigators say a fishing boat that capsized off the coast of New England, killing all four of its crew, was probably caused by inadequate drainage of seawater from the back deck and leaky ports.

On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board repeated its recommendation for crew members to wear personal locator beacons and asked for increased inspections. The organization initially issued the advice following the 2015 loss of the cargo ship El Faro and 33 sailors.

Fishermen are recommended to equip their crews with personal radio beacons by NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy.
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Homendy urged readers not to wait for a directive from the Coast Guard in a written statement. Some of these gadgets might still be around today if the Emmy Rose crew had access to them.

As the Portland-based Emmy Rose traveled to Gloucester, Massachusetts, in November 2020 to unload an estimated 45,000 pounds of fish, tragedy struck.

It was the 82-foot vessel’s biggest catch, a crew member told his girlfriend over the phone, and she later told police that she overheard jovial crew members laughing and having a good time in the background.

Before sinking, one of the fisherman aboard the Emily Rose called his girlfriend, excited to tell her about their best harvest yet.

Early on Nov. 23, some hours later, the ship’s automated distress beacon sounded. There was no radio distress signal when the Emmy Rose vanished.

A cutter and a helicopter were sent by the Coast Guard, followed by other boats and aircraft, to the region about 25 miles east of Provincetown, Massachusetts. An empty life raft, some debris, and an oil sheen were discovered by rescuers. The fishermen’s bodies were never found.

The Emmy Rose was coming to shore in conditions that could have put a trawler in danger, with waves splashing onto the aft deck and a prediction for gusts up to 25 knots and sea heights of 5 to 8 feet. According to the NTSB, seawater probably gathered on the ship’s back deck, failed to drain correctly, and then poured inside through watertight hatches, rendering the ship less stable.

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The NTSB stated that the Emmy Rose’s design and alterations made it more likely for it to capsize. The boat was adapted to trawl for fish in New England waters after being designed originally for harvesting shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the NTSB investigation, the Emmy Rose “likely did not meet current stability criteria at the time of the sinking, rendering it more susceptible to capsizing.”

Although the NTSB cannot impose improvements, it did advise inspections of watertight hatches and port covers that drain water from the deck as well as crew members’ personal radio beacons. In response to a call for comment sent on Wednesday, the Coast Guard didn’t answer right away.

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A robotic rescue beacon that floats free and alerts help is a requirement for commercial fishing vessels. However, having them is not necessary for everyone.

The families of the fisherman received roughly $1 million in damages from a judge. The distribution of the insurance proceeds from the boat’s owner, Boat Aaron and Melissa Inc., was mandated by U.S. District Judge John Woodcock.

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