Louisiana Responder
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The Louisiana Responder is an oil recovery vessel of the Responder class.[1]
On January 16, 2019, during a training drill, her auxiliary boom vessel capsized, killing the boat's crew - a pilot and a deckhand.[2]
Complement
Responder class vessels have a permanent crew of six mariners.[1] When deployed to counter a spill they will be joined by additional staff of seven environmental technicians operate her oil spill equipment. The staff who operate the oil spill equipment are not permanently assigned to the vessel.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marine Accident Brief: Capsizing and Sinking of Workboat MSRC 8-1, National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on 2022-08-01.
- ↑ NTSB: Workboat’s angle to strong current resulted in fatal capsizing, Professional Mariner, 2020-07-19. Retrieved on 2022-08-01. “The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of the capsizing of the workboat MSRC 8-1 was the boat becoming perpendicular to a strong river current, for an undetermined reason, while tethered to Louisiana Responder. Contributing to the accident was the unforeseen risk associated with conducting the exercise in a strong current, which also contributed to the severity of the outcome by hampering rescue efforts.” mirror