Cruise ship’s tilt blamed on crew
Improper training and bad steering by a Princess Cruises ship’s second officer caused the vessel to tilt suddenly in 2006, injuring almost 300 people, the National Transportation Safety Board determined.
The NTSB said the Crown Princess’ captain and crew failed to realize how fast they were going in shallow water, which threw the ship off course.
The second officer disengaged the autopilot to correct it, then steered the wrong way, the board determined in Orlando.
Princess Cruises apologized to passengers and said it had already made changes requiring further navigation training for crews and better oversight for deck officers.
The Crown Princess was headed from Port Canaveral to New York City when it suddenly tilted up to 24 degrees, hurling passengers and objects about the ship. The captain was not on the bridge at the time, and should have been, the NTSB determined.
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