The National Transportation Safety Board says fatigue and complacency led to a passenger and car ferry crashing into a Seattle dock last year. The NTSB said Thursday in its final report that the Cathlamet ferry departed Vashon Island on July 28, 2022, and crossed Puget Sound with 94 people on board.
SEATTLE — Fatigue and complacency led to a passenger and car ferry crashing into a terminal in Seattle last year, causing $10.3 million in damage to the ferry, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report.and crossed Puget Sound with 94 people on board. It was approaching its dock in West Seattle when it struck an offshore piling part of the dock called a dolphin, the NTSB said in the report released Thursday. One minor injury was reported.
“Mariners should understand the performance effects of sleep loss and recognize the dangers of fatigue, such as microsleeps,” NTSB investigators said in the final report. Mariners should avoid being on duty when unable to safely carry out their responsibilities, investigators added.
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