V North Command News

A USCG Captain of the Port Order will keep U.S. F/V North Command in Dutch Harbor until more than 10 safety hazards and lifesaving deficiencies are corrected, inspectors from Marine Safety Detachment Unalaska said. Inspectors boarded North Command as part of a required USCG post-search and rescue incident boarding. The vessel lost power in heavy seas about 250 miles southeast of Sand Point and had been the focus of a USCG search and rescue operation. The inspectors found nearly every piece of safety equipment aboard the vessel was inoperable or did not meet USCG regulations. Discrepancies included an inoperative EPIRB, port side navigation light and sound-producing device. The visual distress signals were expired and bare exhaust pipes were located next to fuel lines on the generators.