JANUARY MARINE ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA AND 1999 HIGHWAY ACCIDENT IN COLORADO ARE SUBJECTS OF NTSB BOARD MEETING

Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There are two items on the agenda:

1. On January 12, 2002, a 24-foot Coast Guard patrol boat, with two crewmembers on board, collided with the small passenger vessel Bayside Blaster, carrying 2 crewmembers and 53 passengers in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Both crewmembers were ejected from the Coast Guard boat, which continued running, circled, and struck the Bayside Blaster again. There were no fatalities and damage from the accident was estimated at $186, 000. Press Contact: Keith Holloway

2. On December 21, 1999, a motor coach operated by Sierra Trailways ran off the road and down a forty-foot deep embankment near Canon City, Colorado. The driver and 2 passengers were killed in the accident. Safety issues include the use of transmission retarders in slippery conditions and the need for time-stamping standards for information contained in a vehicle’s electronic control unit. Press Contact: Lauren Peduzzi

The Board will begin discussing the first agenda item at 9:30 a.m. The second item will be considered after completion of the first

Directions to the 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:	NTSB Public Affairs
Keith Holloway	(202) 314-6100