NTSB TO RELEASE FACTUAL REPORTS ON TAKI-TOOO CAPSIZING IN OREGON

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its continuing investigation into the capsizing of the small passenger charter fishing vessel Taki-Tooo in the Pacific Ocean near the entrance to Tillamook Bay, Oregon, the National Transportation Safety Board will open a public docket and release a series of factual reports on Friday, June 3, at 11:00 a.m.

On June 14, 2003, the 36-foot charter fishing vessel was leaving Tillamook Bay for a fishing trip with 19 persons aboard when it capsized. Eleven people, including the captain, died in the accident.

The information being released comprises approximately 1,300 pages, is factual in nature and does not provide any analysis. It will include investigative group reports, photos, interview transcripts and other documents from the investigation. Additional information may be added to the docket as it becomes available. A final report on the accident investigation, along with conclusions and a determination of probable cause, is expected to be issued in early summer.

For news media representatives, a CD-ROM containing the docket material will be available from the Office of Public Affairs, NTSB Headquarters (6th floor), 490 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C., beginning at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2005. Docket material also can be obtained from the NTSB's Public Inquiries Branch by calling (202) 314-6551, or from General Microfilm, Inc., (304) 267-5830.

This will be a document release only; no interviews will be conducted.

NTSB Media Contact: Ted Lopatkiewicz
(202) 314-6100
lopatt@ntsb.gov