Ατύχημα του Seastreak Wall Street ferry στη Νέα Υόρκη

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Αφού δεν έχει ανοιχτεί ακόμα θέμα για την πρόσκρουση στην προβλήτα της Νέας Υόρκης του ταχύπλοου φέρυ Seastreak Wall Street την Τετάρτη το πρωί με δεκάδες τραυματίες ας το κάνω εγώ, με δύο λινκς για το θέμα:

 

1) δημοσίευμα για τις έρευνες για τα αίτια του ατυχήματος http://online.wsj.com/article/AP618d5cc75c6a475a98a8586a24cbeeb9.html φαίνεται ότι υπήρξε τεχνικό πρόβλημα

 

Investigators interviewed the ferry's captain, Jason Reimer, for nearly three hours on Thursday, and he told them there was a mechanical failure onboard, he was unable to put the ferry in reverse when he tried to dock and the engines later died.

Sumwalt said the ferry captain told investigators that as the vessel approached the dock, he moved from a central console to one on the starboard, or right, side of the vessel, as was customary. When he tried to put the ferry in reverse, it didn't work, Sumwalt said. He quickly switched back to the center, but reverse didn't work there either, he reported.

At the time the ferry smashed into the dock, it was going about 13 mph, which is fast for the usual crawl into the slip but not necessarily for turning into the area, experts said. After the impact, the boat was able to dock normally.

The ferry had recently undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new propulsion system, and officials are looking into whether they played a role.

The ferry's engines were made by a company in Michigan, and representatives are going to the scene to help extract any data from them. There also were video cameras on board, and investigators are trying to determine whether the footage will help them determine what caused the crash.

Sumwalt said investigators also have interviewed the crew and first responders and will be on scene for about five more days.

"There's still a lot of work that needs to be done," he said.

 

2) Λεπτομέρειες για το σκάφος από το site της εταιρίας του εδώ

 

Type: High speed passenger ferry.

Built By: Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Massachusetts

Length: 140.7 feet

Breadth: 34.22 feet

Draught: 6.43 feet

Capacity: 505 passengers and crew

Entered Service:

Seastreak New York - May 4, 2001
Seastreak New Jersey - December 11 2001
Seastreak Wall Street - September 2003
Seastreak Highlands - March 2004

Decks: Three: two interior and one exterior with Lexan wind deflectors

Amenities: Automatic doors at amidship and bow for seamless boarding and disembarking Heated decks and ramps Three restrooms Full Bar (spirits, soft drinks, snacks and continental breakfast)

Service Speed: 38 knots

Maximum Speed: 42 knots

Main Engines: (4) Cummins KTA50M2

Propulsion Power: 7500 bhp

Propulsion Units: (4) Kamewa A50 waterjets

Edited January 12, 2013 by stelios