NTSB Video
Board Meeting Animations – Heeling Accident on M/V Crown Princess
Atlantic Ocean off Port Canaveral, Florida
This three-dimensional animation depicts the heeling accident of the passenger cruise ship M/V Crown Princess on July 18, 2006, near Port Canaveral, Florida. The primary display shows the view from the bridge of the ship and the inset displays a chase view.
The animation displays performance data, information from the voyage data recorder, the local time of day, and the heeling degree angle. Selected bridge voice recorder comments at the time they occurred are displayed as text. The rudder command and response and the rate of turn are displayed as indicators. Weather and visibility conditions at the time of the accident are not shown. This animation contains audio voice-over narration.
