TREASURY DEPARTHER_. | > 7 - es rm Approved Biles Buremu ~ = te - .. - : ‘ . . o. £8-R114.5 U. 8. COAST GUARD REPORT OF VESSEL CASUALTY OR ACCIDENT - ~ CG-2692 (Rev. -4-61) | . my . REPORTS CONTROL SYMBOL <— - ; creams — . _.. AY1-4017 ; : “INSTR RUCTIONS . . F1.An original and two copies of this form shall be submitted, 3. This form should be completed in fill; blocks which do not I : without delay, to the Officer in Charge, Maririe Inspection, in apply to a particular case should be indicated as ‘'NA’’, Ho whose district the casualty occurred, or in whose district the’ Where answers are unknown or none, they should be indi- . : vessel first arrivéd after such casualty. cated.as such. All copies should be signed. i 2. If the person making the report is a licensed officer on a ves- NOTE: (1) Report all deaths and injuries, which incapacitate. a : sel required to be manned by such officer, he must make the in excess of 72 hours, on CG-924E whether or not: 4 seport in writing and in person to the proper Marine Inspector. ‘there was.a vessel casualty. ; . , If because of distance it may be inconvenient for such en offi- : (2) Attach separate Form CG-924E to this report for —~ certo submit the report in person, he may submit the required: each person killed or injured and incapacitated in ‘number of copies by mail. However, to avoid delay in investi- excess of 72 hours as a result of the vessel gations, it is desired that reports be submitted in person. oo casualty reported herein. | "TO: —_—O ~ — " ” ee TDATE SUBMITTED — _ Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, Port of LAT — JTO-B-68 oO - PE PARTICULARS OF VESSEL ; : . 1. NAME OF VESSEL . 2. OFFICIAL NUMBER |. |3. HOME PORT 4. NATIONALITY . : 6. PROPUCSION(Steam, diesel, etc)|7. GROSS TONNAGE 8. REGISTERED LENGTH OR L.O.A. TEAT 49 TY ek oes QT HULL MATERTALS TT. RADIO EQUIPNENT Ste a Coact . a ; TRANSMIT RECEIVE (Eworce (_] e* (Key) (>) 1F YES, RADAR OPERATING AT TIME OF CASUALTY (] yes &) NO (b) DATE CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION ISSUED (b) DATE OF BIRTH (c) LICENSED BY COAST GUARD BT EO -C) ves ke) no 15(a) NAME OF “pitera ba ‘beard’at tine of a Beatden (b) PILOT SERVING UNDER AUTHORITY OF LICENSE 1SSUED BY” . uUSCG . STATE FOREIGN passa] plonoceida, O - C) . . C) 16. (a) NAME OF OWNER(S) .OPERATORIS) OR AGENT (Indicate which) (b) ADDRESS OF owNER(S), OPERATOR(S). OR AGENT : Sunes EXCH AGS B Bur EDIEGS OU AYsID2, Tacs: hina kos} teken! marine Amon sushalon Shisnin: Lng Carmen. It PARTICULARS. 7 OF CASUALTY 17.(e) DATE OF CASUALTY (b) TIME OF CASUALTY(Local or |(c) ZONE DESCRIPTION (QD TIME OF DAY . . zone) . . =01] DAY f J NIGHT ] TwtLiGHt ee ee BE : T3T i .VB. LOCATION OF CASUALTY (Latitude and longitude; distance and TRUE bearing from charted object; dock; anchoragu; etc.) Pior No.3 itl 19. BODY OF WATER (Geographical name) |20. RULES OF THE ROAD APPLICABLE (LJ tNtano O) “GREAT LAKES (] western Rivers (] INTERNATIONAL (] otwER (Specify) , So 21. (a)01D CASUALTY OCCUR WHILE UNDERWAY: [CT] yes ([}. No i (b)1F YES, LAST. PORT OF DEPARTURE . . (c)tF YES, WHERE BOUND WHEN CASUALTY OCCURRED 22. (a) WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN CASUALTY OCCURRED: : . : : : (_] aear [7] partiy crouny ["] overcast ["] Foc oO Rain [7] snow [[] OTHER (Specity) (b) VISIBILITY (Miles, yde.,ft.,etc.) (c) WIND DIRECTION ( FORCE IN KNOTS  |(e) GUSTY . () AiR TEMP ERATURE Licht 23.(a) SEA CONDITIONS WHEN| (2) SEA WATER TEMP CASUALTY OCCURRED - (TE availabte) ‘t/2 (co) DIRECTION OF SEA. airse (Q)HEIGHT OF SEA Cj ves {_] No e5° = (oo HELGHT OF SWELL (4) OFRECTION OF SWELL (c) AMOUNT OF BUIK LIQUID ; (da) AMOUNT OF DECK LOAD (Long tona) | (Long tona) 24. (a) NATURE OF CARGO (Specify) (b) AMOUNT OF DRY CARGO . (Long tona) ° No carso onboard ~~ 25.(a)ORAFT FORWARD , (b) ORAFT AFT ; T4106" Le 26. (a) WEES OF LIFESAVING EoulPMENT Tr IF ANY . (B)NO.LIVES SAVED WITH LIFES [CO LTEESAVING EQUIPMENT SATTS- - ; . SAVING EQUIPMENT ; FACTOR 1 ‘ ears co oO Yes ‘O NO (If no, explain in |. \ FOUS . | item 34 “* “PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE. ‘OBSOLETE es (Over)
“I NUMBER ON COARD 5 a i t 1 i : i | ' L . ‘ . z t / - ~ 5 . F . 27. - : : CREw,/ PASSENGERS . OTHER(Specify) |.28 ESTIMATED [&SS/DAMAGE TO YOUR VESSEL Se | nit _ ESTIMATED LOSS’DAMAGE To YOUR CARGO $ b se 7 DEAD/MISSING n i3, f. i ht $ 1 hee : ESTIMATED LOSS’OAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY $ INCAPACITATED (over 3 cays) nil 211 nil -  (Spectly whether veasel, dock, bridge, etc.) | 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.) COLLISION WITH ICE , - WETHOUT SINKING HEAVY WEATHER DAMAGE , COLLISION WITH AIDS TO NAVIGATION || CARGO DAMAGE (No vessel damage) j _ COLLISION (Other) || MATERIAL FAILURE (Vessel structure) EXPLOSION/FIRE (Involving cargo) , S| MATERIAL FAILURE (Engineering machinery, including main EQUIPMENT FAILURE - ; - Propulsion, auxiliaries, boilera, evaporatora,. dack machinery, EXPLOSION/FIRE (Involving vessel’s fuel) . oo electrical, etc.) : FIRE (Vessel’s structure or equipment) : EXPLOSION (Boiler end associated parta) CASUALTY NOT NAMED ABOVE 30. DESCRIPTION OF. CASUALTY (Events and circumstances leading to casualty and present when it occurred. . Attach dlagram and additional sheets, if necessary) - _ : oS : ; J EXPLOSION (Pressure vessels and compressed gas cylinders) ‘ + bee Bor explosion in way of lover main seavater injection 31. DAMAGE (Give brief General description end atate if vessel is a total loss.) : ‘ 4 Forcard grid on Lower Nain Seawater Injection Seabox blowm off and floor plating turned into vessel's hull, After grid disapneared 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 hole. A fracture appz. 40" x 5" to the centre of the hole and about 12" att of the hole. me Engine Room completely under water and no detailed damase of Engine Roon machinery etc, possible, — -M ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS . ad () yes .. EF] NO SSELS (Include Coast {b) OTHER ASSISTANCE RENDERED 32. AUTO ALARM TRANSMITTEO BY YOUR YESSEL: 33(a) ASSISTANCE RENOERED 8Y: STATIONS AND VE Guard and other atations and vessela) Coast Guard gave telerhone number from _ London Salvage Co. where assistence could be obtained. - 34. RECOMMENDATIONS equipment) . FOR CORRECTIVE SAFETY MEASURES PERT SUiGNATURE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION pate August 14, wet ee ‘JOSEPH. “moor, U. Sy ‘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 im the bottom of the "Caribbean Venture," MOODY has seven... years diving: experience and during the course. of this : experience has conducted a. variety of underwater missions for. the U. 8. Coast Guard, After examining the underside of the “Caribbean = } «|.» Venture”, MOODY stated that although the visibility was very oot] poor due to the murky water and location of the ship, he i 8h would estimate that the hole blown in the bottom was approxi=— mately three feet wide and five feet long. He stated this -— hole was. located amidships slightly to the starboard side, . and appears to have occurfed 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, or 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 ‘@ 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: which was attached to one of the strainers or grills, frase much 4a all metal in that area was blown inward. He stated he e¢ould not locate either one of the grills which should be covering the intake, and that he presumes they were _. either blown into the ship, a blown into pieces and fell to the bottom of the harbor. / . §MOODY stated that in his opinion, the explosive was attached to the grill, ‘probably either by wire of some type « of toggling device by a swimmer who used air tanks. MOODY ‘advised that the hole in the bottom of the large enough for both fie and the diver from On __ 8/8/68 al Miami, Florida File # Miami 45-1168 SAs JOSEPH ¢c, -FRECHETTE and Co by MICHAEL P, DOOHER JCF:ed Date dictated 8/13/68 - This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside: your agency, 47 Doclda: 32557725 Page 24
MM 45-1168 2 a) 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 in 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, HOODY stated that he believes that this hole was made by # "shape charge". Docld: 32557725 Page 25