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Weather caused harbor ferry to capsize; three still missing
By: Brian Witte — The Associated Press
Issue date: 3/8/04 Section: News
On Sunday, recovery crews used boats, helicopters, sonar and dogs trained to find submerged bodies in the search for the three missing people.
The missing were a man, a woman and a child, said Baltimore Fire Chief William Goodwin.
He said the dogs indicated they may have detected something near the spot where the boat overturned, and sonar was used to scan the area.
Investigators said they were looking at the weather and the condition and operation of the vessel as possible factors in the accident.
NTSB Chairman Ellen Engleman-Conners said officials were interviewing survivors and witnesses, and were awaiting voluntary toxicology tests conducted Sunday on the captain and first mate.
She said divers stopped their recovery efforts about 6 p.m. Sunday and would resume Monday morning.
Engleman-Conners said the boat would be removed from the water so investigators could do complete hull and steering system inspections. She said an initial inspection found that the steering system appeared to be intact.
The missing were a man, a woman and a child, said Baltimore Fire Chief William Goodwin.
He said the dogs indicated they may have detected something near the spot where the boat overturned, and sonar was used to scan the area.
Investigators said they were looking at the weather and the condition and operation of the vessel as possible factors in the accident.
NTSB Chairman Ellen Engleman-Conners said officials were interviewing survivors and witnesses, and were awaiting voluntary toxicology tests conducted Sunday on the captain and first mate.
She said divers stopped their recovery efforts about 6 p.m. Sunday and would resume Monday morning.
Engleman-Conners said the boat would be removed from the water so investigators could do complete hull and steering system inspections. She said an initial inspection found that the steering system appeared to be intact.
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