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12 July 2023
by Michael Fabey
The US Coast Guard acknowledged its Fast Response Cutters have a bridge-window view blind spot. (US Coast Guard)
A “blind spot” in the bridge-window view “hindered” the overall helm view of a Sentinel-class US Coast Guard (USCG) Fast Response Cutter (FRC) before the vessel collided with a fishing vessel on 8 August 2022, resulting in an injury and fatality aboard the civilian craft, according to a USCG investigation report of the accident, released on 7 July.
The report also noted that the FRC was travelling at relatively high speeds to embark a foreign ship-rider in sea states that could make it harder to see small vessels, but determined there was no reason to reduce that speed.
The collision between USCGC Winslow Griesser (WG) (WPC-1116) and the 23 ft vessel Desakata, a centre-console (C/C) vessel occurred about four miles northeast of Dorado, Puerto Rico, the USCG reported. Desakata had two passengers, and the mishap resulted in the injury to one and the death of the other.
“The mishap was caused because neither the USCGC Winslow Griesser nor the Desakata
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