oe TREASURY DEPARTMENT en: U. S. COAST GUARD , CG-2692 (Rev.. 4-61) : ‘INSTR [ 1. An original and two copies of this form shall be submitted, without delay, to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in . whose district the casualty occurred, or in whose district the - ‘vessel first arrived after such casualty. 2. If the person making the report is a licensed officer on a ves- sel required to be manned by such officer, he must make the ,eport in writing and in person to the proper Marine Inspector. If because of distance it may be inconvenient for such an offi- cer to submit the report in person, he may submit the required number of copies by mail. However, to avoid delay in investi-- gations, it is desired that reports be submitted in person. T TO: _ Officer i in Charge, Marine Inspection, Port of RITANT ail RUCTIONS orm n Approved Budget Bureau No. £8-R114.5 REPORTS CONTROL SYMBOL _HVI-4G17 3. This form should be completed is id full; blocks which do not apply to a particular case should be indicated as ‘NA’. Where answers are unknown or none, they should be indi- cated es such. All copies should be signed. NOTE: (1) Report ell deaths and injuries, which incapecitate | in excess of 72 hours, on CG-924E whether or not there was a vessel casualty. _ (2) Attach separate Form CG-924E to this report for each person killed or injured and incapacitated in excess of 72 hours as a result of the vessel casualty reported herein. JOATE SUBMITTED 32-868 i PARTICULARS OF VESSEL 4. NAME OF VESSEL 2. OFFICIAL NUMBER Ol HULL MATERTALS = 10. YEAR BUILT 12. (a) RADAR EQUIPPED &] YES 13. (a) CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION ISSUED AT PORT OF 9S 14. (a) NAME OF MASTER OR PERSON IN CHARGE (Indicate which) LA Cm on. ” an earner Rezata Ir AST 15(a) NAME OF PILOT (I/ On Bsa tins .aeneia) > Vosnoal plonccide, 16. (a) NAME OF OWNER(S) ,OPERATORIS) OR AGENT (Indicate which) Sariuenina hig ~omamane eal 17.(a) OATE OF CASUALTY (b) TIME OF CASUALTY(Local or “ ' gone) ee ae KE 18. LOCATION OF CASUALTY (Latitude and longitude; . Pier No.3 .iiAuT, 19. BODY OF WATER (Geographical name) |20. RULES OF THE ROAD APPLICABLE [_] INLAND ([) INTERNATIONAL | 21. (2) 01D CASUALTY OCCUR WHILE UNDERWAY: . (b) 1F YES, LAST. PORT OF. DEPARTURE . () res ([} No 22. (a) WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN CASUALTY OCCURRED: : ([] ceark [J] partiy couoy ((] overcast ["] Foc © (b) VISIBILITY (Aileae, ydo.,ft., etc.) (¢) WIND DIRECTION . . Licht airs, 23.(a)SEA CONDITIONS WHEN] (&)SEA WATER TEMP (co) HEIGHT OF SEA CASUALTY OCCURRED (It availabie) 24. (a) NATURE OF CARGO (Specify) (b) AMOUNT OF DRY CARGO (Long tona) No carso onboant “25. (a) ORAFT FORWARD , TAO" 26. COTES OF LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT USED. NOES . PREVICUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE Dacia: 132557728 - Page 7 iF ANY 3. HOME PORT l(b) 1F YES, RADAR OPERATING AT TIME OF CASUALTY (b) DATE CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION ISSUED (b) OATE OF BIRTH ! zo (b) PILOT SERVING UNDER AUTHORITY OF LICENSE ISSUED BY (J usce ([] state “([} roreton (b) ADDRESS OF OWNER(S (_] Rain 4. NATIONALITY Toyoeentn meTpmretr 8. REGISTERED LENGTH OR L.O0.A. TGA AC oh or RADIO EQUIPMENT pocleiied [Fz] Receive . { {] Transmit SSEVOICE [lew tKeyy | (] yes Ge] xo | ba ARE (c) LICENSED BY COAST GUARD (CJ res f] No . OPERATOR(S}, OR AGENT EXCHANGES BUTLDINGS , QUAYSIDE, wT Be ASSEN TET, At TTY ‘ ici re naan wn yn ai npenenenerannerramerininumnacmnnesermnnpemeneee nan: li PARTICULARS OF ‘CASUALTY ae ou - (c) ZONE DESCRIPTION | (Q) TIME OF DAY Cx] or C] NIGHT Cy TWILIGHT diatance end TRUE bearing from charted objet; dock; enchorage; etc.) | ([] oreat cakes (] western Rivers ([] OTHER (Specify) - , oO . (c)tF YES, WHERE SOUND WHEN CASUALTY OCCURRED “(J snow [7] otner’ (Specity) ( FORCE IN KNOTS (eo) GUSTY (f) AIR TEMPERATURE 1/2 [] ves (] no 52 (cd) DIRECTION OF SEA |(e)HEIGHT OF SWELL () OLRECTION OF SWELL (ce) AMOUNT OF BUIK LIQuID: (Q) AMOUNT OF DECK LOAD (Long tona) 7 (Long tona) (b) ORAFT AFT (By NO. LIVES SAVED wWiTH LiFe. SNES EQUIPMENT SATIS-~ SAVING EQUIPMENT FACTORY i. a C] ves CT] NO (If no, explain in’ ftea: 34)
: 7 " " a - a eg , nT 2 "-CREX’ PASSENGERS OTHER(Specify) |-28 ESTIMATED LUSS’DAMAGE To .YOUR- VESSEL .° $ 1 " * 8 FP NUMBER ON BOARD , oO = ; ri ; ESTIMATED LOSS’DAMAGE TO YOUR CARGO $ , DEAD/MISSING nil nil nid ; ESTIMATED LOSS”OAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY $ rd we INCAPACITATED (over 3 days) vil oe ni . nit . (Specify whether vessel, dock, bridge, etc.) -—. eee 29. NATURE OF THE CASUALTY (Check one or more of the following. Give pertinent details in item 30.) COLLISION WITH OTHER VESSEL(S) (Specify) : COLLISION WITH FLOATING OR SUBMERGED OBJECTS COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECTS (Piers, bridges, etc.) EXPLOSION/ES RE» (Other) ‘GROUNDING FOUNDER (Sinking) CAPSIZING WITMSUT SINKING FLOODING. SWAMPING, ETC.. HEAVY WEATHER DAMAGE WITHOUT SINKENG ~ COLLISION WITH ICE COLLISION WITH AIDS TO NAVIGATION . COLLISION (Other) EXPLOSION/FIRE (Involving cargo) CARGO DAMAGE (No vessel! damage) MATERIAL FAILURE (Vessel structure) MATERIAL: FAILURE (Engineering machinery, including main “propulsion, auxiliaries, boilers, avaporatore, dack machinery, electrical, etc.) EXPLOSION/FIRE (Involving vessel’s fuel) FIRE (Veassel’s structure or equipment) ., : EXPLOSION (Boller and associated parts) EQUIPMENT FAILURE | CASUALTY NOT NAMED ABOVE mo, . 30. DESCRIPTION OF CASUALTY (Events and circumstances leading to casualty and present when it occurred.. Attach dlagram and additional i : _ sheets, if necessary) weet : : . . es EXPLOSION (Pressure vessela and compressed gas cylinders) ra Bomd explosion in way of lover main seavater injection 31. DAMAGE (Give brief genora!l description and etate if vessel ie a total: logs.) oo, ‘ Forvard grid on Lower Nain Seawater Injection Seabox blowm off and floo turned into vessel's Indl, After grid disapveared altogether with hole in-vesselts > hull in that vicinity 55" x 32", with hull plating turned into vessel, Plating buckled with fractures into starboard side of holes A fracture apo. 40" x 5” to the centze of the hole and about 12" aft of the hole. oo. Engine Roon completely under water and no detailed damage of Engine Room. machinery etc, rossible, . - Ii ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS oe 32. AUTO ALARM TRANSMITTED BY YOUR VESSEL: C) ves > EE] No 33(a) ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY STATIONS AND VESSELS (Include Coast (>) OTHER ASSISTANCE RENDERED : Guard and other stations and vessels) : ee i : Lo Coast Guard gave telerhone number from . London Salvage Co. where assistence could be optained. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE SAFETY MEAS equipment) — ae - oe _ oo. ; ; a : “GPO 952-157 28 Page 8. oe ee as ee a oe ee
FD 3 oWiRev . 4-F5-64) vege ee FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date August 14, 1968 ae JOSEPH : Moor, Uv. S,. Coast Guard, Miami Beach, Florida, who is a diver attached to this Coast Guard Station, _ was. interviewed concerning. ‘the .size.and nature of the-hole: 9. ~ in the bottom of the "Caribbean Venture." MOODY has seven rae baer and during ‘the course. of this ence has conducted a variet of underwa for. the vv. Ss. Coast Guard. ~ id : ‘er missions . After examining the undersid de of the “Caribbean Venture", WOODY stated that alth igh the visibility was very poor due te the murky water and loeation of the ship, he : would estimate that the hole blown in the bottom was approxi+ - mately three feet wide and five ‘feet long. He stated this hele was. located amidships slightly to the starboard side, ee and appears to have oceurfed in the area where two strainers’ er grills are located over the main water injection intake. - (After reviewing a sketch of the ship shown to him by the =~ ‘Engineer, MOODY stated this would appear to be in the area | of ribs 55, 56, and 57). ‘MOODY stated that the strainers, er grills that are attached to the intakes are attached to | the bottom of the ship with numerous bolts and that to take eff one of these grills or strainers is a three or four. hour job. He stated that during the course of his Coast - Guard duties, he has, on occasion, removed such a strainer and that is on what he bases his opinion. MOODY advised that after observing the hole, he would say that the explosion was caused by an explosive . ' whieh was attached to one of the strainers or grills, ‘dnas= much as all metal in that area was blown inward. He stated | he could not locate either one of the grills which should | be covering the intake, and that he presumes they were either blown into the ship, or blown into pieces and fell ' to the bottom of the harbor. MOODY stated that. in his epinion, the » explosive was attached to the grill, probably either by wire of some type « of. toggling device by a swimmer who used air tanks. WOODY ‘advised that the hole in the bottom of the re enough for both fe and the ‘diver fron On __ 8/8/68 at Miami, Florida File # Miami 45-1168 SAs JOSEPH C, ‘FRECHETTE and | by MICHAEL P, . _JCF:ed Date dictated |, 8/13/68. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It i is the property of the FBI and is Joaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed : outside your agency. yoo | 47 Docld: 32557725 Page 9
MM 45-1168 2 mo the Dade County Public Safety Department to enter and observe the interior. He stated, however, that due _ to the poor visibility, approximately one foot, he was unable to ascertain if any parts of the hull, the strainer, or explosive devices were located inside. MOODY stated that judging from his own past experience, he would say that the explosive was attached to the strainer or grill by an experienced skin diver, He stated this diver would, of necessity, have had to ' use underwater swimming tanks inasmuch as he knows of no one. who. could have accomplished such a feat without the aid of tanks. He stated that he believes that in this ship, or any other ship, the injection intakes can be located by an experienced diver by merely locating the smokestack on the ship and proceeding across the hull dead center from the stack. The intake could then be Located by swimming either 15 or 20 feet fore or aft from that section, MOODY stated, however, that im order to locate anything on. the underside of the ship, it takes a very experienced diver either using the seams of the ship, or a compass in order to keep from getting disoriented due te the darkness. MOODY stated that he believes that this holed was made by 4“ "shape charge". Doclda: 32557725 Page 10
. FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) $f FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . ~ August 27, 1968 | ‘ Date __- : Lt. JOSEPH 3. SHITH, Officer in Charge, Marine 4 Inspection Division, U. S. Coast Guard, 501 N. E. Ist ‘Avenue, Room 301, Miami, Florida, advised that a Report eto on Vessel Cas bality or Accident (U. S. Treasury Department - form No. CG 292), was completed on August 12, 1968, by Captain C. J. ANDERSON, Master of the British Freighter "Caribbean Venture" with regard to the damage which that vessel suffered on August 8, 1968. Lt. SMITH made available a copy of this form which is attached. ~ I \ 2 5 On 8/21/68 at Miami, Florida _ File # _Mdami 45-1168 ¥ . ¥ ; ; ; , by SA MICHAEL E. CRANE:ed Date dictated 8/27 68_ This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the EBI and is Joaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. i L& ; cia tt Doclda: 32557725 Page i1