| The Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that "On 29 April 1998, the "TWIN J.", on a voyage from Newport, Oregon, to Midway fishing grounds, was approximately 850 nautical miles northeast of Hawaii when a large wave was shipped that listed the vessel heavily to port. Before the vessel recovered, another steep wave struck the "TWIN J." and caused it to capsize to starboard. The crew was thrown into the water but soon boarded a self-inflated liferaft. Some 6 hours later the raft was located by a United States Coast Guard rescue plane. The survivors were rescued by a United States fishing vessel approximately 12 hours after the capsizing. No injuries or pollution were reported as a result of the accident. "The "TWIN J." was a steel-hulled vessel of closed construction built to be used as a dragger, long-liner or packer. According to the existing stability book, the "TWIN J." had five underdeck tanks with a total capacity of approximately 4,520 imperial gallons (20,548 litres). Two oil fuel tanks were in the engine room and had a combined capacity of 3,000 gallons (13,638 litres). Two fuel tanks were in the after part of the hull and had a combined reported capacity of 520 gallons (2,364 litres). One tank was in the bow and had a capacity of 1,000 gallons (4,546 litres). The bow tank, originally designated for fresh water, was used to carry fuel oil, while one small tank of approximately 59.8 gallons (272 litres) capacity was placed on top of the wheel-house and used for fresh water. The owner bought and modified the vessel in 1996 to fish for tuna in the remote fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean. Four additional fuel tanks of a combined capacity of approximately 2,800 gallons (12,729 litres) were installed on deck. The owner also reported that the underdeck aft fuel tanks were larger than shown in the vessel's stability book. Their actual total capacity was approximately 560 gallons (2546 litres). " |
