This report discusses the July 18, 2006, accident on the cruise
ship Crown Princess in which the vessel heeled at a maximum angle
of about 24, resulting in injuries to 298 passengers and
crewmembers. The vessel's second officer, the senior watch officer
on the bridge, had disengaged the automatic steering mode of the
vessel's integrated navigation system and taken manual control of
the steering in an effort to counteract a perceived high rate of
turn to port. He turned the wheel first to port and then between
port and starboard several times, causing the vessel to suddenly
heel and people to be thrown about or struck by unsecured objects.
The Crown Princess incurred no structural damage, although
unsecured interior items were damaged. The NTSB's investigation of
the accident identified safety issues and made recommendations to
the U.S. Coast Guard, to the Cruise Lines International
Association, and to SAM Electronics and Sperry Marine
(manufacturers of integrated navigation systems).
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