NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
January 4, 2008

NTSB TO MEET ON CRUISE SHIP ACCIDENT

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Thursday, January 10, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.

There is one item on the agenda. The Board will consider a final report on the following accident:

• On July 18, 2006, the cruise ship Crown Princess, which had been in service about a month, departed Port Canaveral, Florida, for Brooklyn, New York, its last port on a 10-day round trip voyage to the Caribbean. Slightly more than an hour after departing, while on a heading to intersect its track to Brooklyn, the vessel's automatic steering system began a turn to port. During efforts by the crew to counter the effects of a perceived high rate of turn, the vessel heeled to a maximum angle of about 24 degrees to starboard. The heeling caused people to be thrown about or struck by unsecured objects, resulting in injuries to 298 passengers and crewmembers. The vessel incurred no damage to its structure but sustained considerable damage to unsecured interior components, cabinets, and their contents.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available on the Board's website at www.ntsb.gov. Technical support details are available under "Board Meetings." To report any problems, please call 703-993-3100 and ask for Webcast Technical Support.

A summary of the Board's final report, which will include findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will appear on the web site shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire report will appear on the web site several weeks later.

Directions to Board Room: Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board room will be to your left.

Media Contact: Keith Holloway, 202-314-6100
hollowk@ntsb.gov

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