NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
October 5, 2005

NTSB RELEASES INFORMATION ON WATER TAXI CAPSIZING IN BALTIMORE'S INNER HARBOR

Washington, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board will open a public docket and release factual reports on the capsizing of the Lady D, a water taxi, in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in March 2004. The public docket will be opened on Friday, October 7, 2005, at 11:00 a.m.

On March 6, 2004, the enclosed pontoon water taxi encountered a developing storm with high winds and capsized. The Lady D was carrying 23 passengers and two crewmembers. Five passengers were killed in the accident.

The information being released is factual in nature and does not provide any analysis. It includes investigative group factual reports, photos, interview transcripts, and other documents from the investigation. Additional material will be added to the docket as it becomes available. Analysis of the accident, along with conclusions and a determination of probable cause, will be published in the final report when the investigation is completed.

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.

For persons outside the media, docket material can be obtained from the NTSB's Public Inquiries Branch by calling (202) 314-6551 or from General Microfilm, Inc., at (304) 267- 5830.

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

Media Contact: Lauren Peduzzi, (202) 314-6100
peduzzi@ntsb.gov

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