Sinking of Passenger Vessel – Jig Strike
Hull Integrity Failure: Lessons from the Jig Strike Sinking What Happened: On August 31, 2024, the charter fishing vessel Jig Strike was underway between fishing locations near Cortes Bank, approximately 100 nautical miles west of San Diego, California, when it began rapidly taking on water. Despite the crew’s efforts, the flooding could not be stemmed….