Marine Safety Investigation Unit INTERIM SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT 201912/035 REPORT NO.: 201912/035 December 2020 The Merchant Shipping MV Carnival Legend (Accident and Incident Safety Investigation) Regulations, Allision with MV Carnival Glory, while moored 2011 prescribe that the sole in the port of Cozumel, Mexico objective of marine safety investigations carried out in 20 December 2019 accordance with the regulations, including analysis, conclusions, and recommendations, which either result from them or are part of the process thereof, shall be the prevention of future marine accidents and incidents through the ascertainment of SUMMARY causes, contributing factors and circumstances. On 20 December 2019 at about On board Carnival Glory, the Moreover, it is not the purpose 0846LT, whilst Carnival allision affected the aft guest of marine safety investigations carried out in accordance with Legend was berthed at Puerto lounge where guests were present these regulations to apportion blame or determine civil and Maya pier no. 1, Carnival Glory at the time. Six guests suffered criminal liabilities. was manoeuvring into the port. injuries, with one requiring Carnival Glory was hospital treatment. Carnival NOTE approaching pier no. 2, when Glory sustained structural This interim safety investigation report is not written with her starboard quarter allided damage to her starboard quarter, litigation in mind and pursuant to Regulation 13(7) of the with Carnival Legend’s bow. in way of the aft guest lounge. Merchant Shipping (Accident and Incident Safety Investigation) Regulations, Carnival Legend sustained This document is an interim 2011, shall be inadmissible in any judicial proceedings whose scratches and indentation to her safety investigation report, purpose or one of whose purposes is to attribute or port bow. No injuries were published in terms of regulation apportion liability or blame, reported to have occurred on the 13(1) of S.L. 234.49. unless, under prescribed conditions, a Court determines Maltese-registered vessel. otherwise. The interim safety investigation report may therefore be misleading if used for purposes other than the promulgation of safety lessons. © Copyright TM, 2020. This document/publication (excluding the logos) may be re-used free of charge in any format or medium for education purposes. It may be only re- MV Carnival Legend used accurately and not in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as TM copyright. The document/publication shall be cited and properly referenced. Where the MSIU would have identified any third- party copyright, permission must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. MV Carnival Legend 1 201912/035 NOTICE overall of 290.0 m, a moulded breadth of 35.5 m and a summer draft of 8.3 m. The information contained in this interim safety investigation report is derived from the Propulsive power was provided by six diesel initial notification and subsequent engines, four producing 11,200 kW and two investigation of the occurrence to date. producing 8,400 kW of power, connected to Readers are cautioned that there is the two electric propulsion motors. These drove possibility that new evidence, which may two fixed-pitch propellers at 140 rpm, which alter the circumstances as depicted in this enabled Carnival Glory to reach an estimated interim safety investigation report, may service speed of 20 knots. Additionally, the become available during the course of the vessel was equipped with three forward and safety investigation. three aft thrusters of 1,720 kW each. FACTUAL INFORMATION Crew – Carnival Legend The Minimum Safe Manning Certificate of Vessel – Carnival Legend the vessel stipulated a crew of 20. At the Carnival Legend was an 85,942 gt passenger time of the accident, the complement of the vessel, built in 2002, by Kvaerner Masa- vessel was above these requirements. There Yards Inc., Helsinki, Finland. The vessel was a total of 919 crew members, of various was registered in Malta, owned by Carnival nationalities, on board. Corporation, managed by Carnival Cruise Line, U.S.A., and classed with Lloyd’s The master was a 61-year old Italian Register of Shipping (LR). The vessel had a national. He had a total of 39 years of length overall of 292.50 m, a moulded seafaring experience, 23 of which were served in the rank of a master. He held breadth of 32.20 m, and a moulded depth of 1 13.60 m. Her summer deadweight was STCW II/2 qualifications for a master and 8,983.0 metric tonnes (mt), which his most recent Certificate of Competency corresponded to a summer draft of 8.20 m. was issued by the Italian authorities in She was certified to carry a total of 2,680 August 2019. He had joined Carnival guests and 920 crew members. Legend on 06 October 2019, while the vessel was in Honolulu, Hawaii. Propulsive power was provided by six, nine- cylinder, four-stroke, low-speed, The staff captain was a 38-year old Italian WARSTILA 9L46D diesel engines, each national. He had a total of 15 years of producing 10,395 kW of power at 137 rpm, seafaring experience, three of which were connected to two electric propulsion motors. served as a staff captain with this Company. These drove two ABB Azipods, which He held STCW II/2 qualifications for a enabled Carnival Legend to reach an master and his most recent Certificate of estimated service speed of 22 knots. Competency was issued by the Italian Additionally, the vessel was equipped with Authorities in August 2019. He had joined three forward thrusters of 1,910 kW each. the vessel in Juneau, Alaska, on 24 September 2019. Vessel – Carnival Glory The third officer (OOW), who was on duty Carnival Glory was an 110,480 gt passenger on the bridge at the time of occurrence, was a vessel, built in 1999, by Fincantieri Shipyard, Italy. The vessel was registered in Panama, 1 IMO. (2010). The Manila amendments to the managed by Carnival Cruise Line, U.S.A., annex to the International convention on standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for and classed with LR. The vessel had a length seafarers (STCW), 1978. London: Author. MV Carnival Legend 2 201912/035 24-year old Italian national. He had four Environment years of seafaring experience, one of which It was reported that, at the time of served in the rank of a third officer with the occurrence, the weather was clear. Visibility Company. He held STCW II/1 qualifications was 12 nautical miles in natural light and his Certificate of Competency was issued conditions. The wind was blowing from a by the Italian authorities in December 2018. North Northwesterly direction at 24 knots. He had embarked Carnival Legend from Swell was approaching the Carnival Legend Seattle, U.S.A., on 3 September 2019. He from the Northwest with a height of about kept the 0800 – 1200, 2000 – 2400 watches one metre. The air temperature was recorded on the bridge. at 24 ℃ and the sea temperature at 28 ℃. Crew – Carnival Glory Narrative2 – Carnival Legend’s viewpoint At the time of the accident, the bridge of On the morning of 20 December 2019, Carnival Glory was reportedly manned by Carnival Legend was moored at the dock of the master, staff captain, safety officer, first Puerta Maya no. 1, at the port of Cozumel, officer, and a local pilot. Mexico. At around 0845, the OOW observed another passenger vessel, Carnival Glory, The master was a 46-year old Croatian getting closer to his vessel while national. He had a total of around 19 years manoeuvring into the port, towards pier of seafaring experience, three of which were no. 2. served in the rank of a master with STCW II/2 qualifications. He was employed with Shortly after, the OOW informed the engine the Company since 2000 and had been control room and requested for the engines to serving on Carnival Glory, on a rotational be kept on stand-by. In response, the azipods basis, since May 2017. Reportedly, he had and thrusters were immediately transferred to previous experience in docking the vessel at bridge control from the engine-room. pier no. 2 of Cozumel, Mexico. While approaching pier no. 2, Carnival The staff captain was a 40-year old Italian Glory’s starboard quarter allided with the national. He had a total of around 15 years port bow of Carnival Legend. This resulted of seafaring experience, three of which were in the snapping of several safety ropes and served as a staff captain. He held STCW II/2 the slackening of Carnival Legend’s qualifications for a master, issued by the moorings, which consequently led the vessel Italian Authorities. He was employed with to open from the pier by about two metres. the Company since 2005. Reportedly, he had Control of the vessel was regained by the previous experience in docking a passenger staff captain and gangway operations were vessel at pier no. 2 of Cozumel, Mexico. ordered to stop immediately. By 0850, the vessel was brought back alongside using the The safety officer was a 34-year old Italian azipods and thrusters. national. He had around two years of experience as a safety officer. He held A broadcast announcement was made by the STCW II/2 qualifications, issued by the cruise director, to notify the guests of the Italian Authorities. He was employed with accident, which had just occurred. the Company since 2007 and had served on board Carnival Glory on two previous occasions. Reportedly, he had embarked on the vessel about seven days prior to the accident. 2 Unless specified otherwise, all times mentioned in this report are in local time (LT = UTC - 6). MV Carnival Legend 3 201912/035 Damages sustained by Carnival Legend Safety investigation activities As a result of the allision, Carnival Legend As soon as the accident was brought to the sustained indented hull platings on decks nos.