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Char · 12-14-2007, 11:55 AM

It will be interesting to see what the report says.

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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
December 12, 2007

NTSB TO RELEASE FACTUAL REPORTS ON M/V CROWN PRINCESS CRUISE
SHIP ACCIDENT

As part of its continuing investigation into a heeling
accident involving the M/V Crown Princess, in the Atlantic
Ocean off Port Canaveral, the National Transportation Safety
Board will open a public docket and release a factual report
on Friday, December 14, 2007, at 11:00 am.

On July 18, 2006, about 3:25 p.m., the Bermuda-
registered cruise ship M/V Crown Princess, operated by
Princess Cruises, experienced a severe roll during a turn.
The cruise ship had departed Port Canaveral, Florida, for
Brooklyn, New York, on the last leg of a 10-day round-trip
voyage to the Caribbean. When a display on an instrument panel
showed a high rate of turn to port, the second officer
disengaged the autopilot and took manual control of the
vessel's steering system. The vessel was traveling at nearly
full speed, about 20 knots, at this time. He turned the wheel
to port and then to starboard and back several times,
eventually causing the vessel to heel sharply to starboard.
The sudden roll caused people to be thrown about or struck by
unsecured objects, resulting in 14 serious and 284 minor
injuries to passengers and crewmembers. The vessel incurred no
damage to its structure, although unsecured interior
components, cabinets, and their contents were damaged.

The information being released is factual in nature
and does not provide any analysis. It will include
investigative group factual reports, interview transcripts,
transcripts of recorded conversations on the vessel's
bridge, maintenance records, and other documents from the
investigation. Additional material will be added to the
docket as it becomes available. Analysis of the accident,
along with conclusions and a determination of probable
cause, will come at a later date when the final report on
the investigation is completed