Coast Guard Issues Propeller Warning To Ship Owners
Prompted by Federal investigation into Alaska Ranger sinking
The Associated Press
July 24, 2008, 4:02 AM PDT
The federal investigation into the sinking of the
Alaska Ranger has prompted the Coast Guard to issue an unusual
safety warning to ship owners. The Coast Guard will caution owners
about the risks of controllable-pitch propellers that can go into
reverse when electric power is lost.
That is believed to be a cause of the fishing ship's sinking in
the Bering Sea last March. Five of its 47-man crew died.
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