Stranding and Subsequent Loss of the Fishing Vessel Miss Annie

What Happened

On December 19, 2019, the fishing vessel Miss Annie was transiting out of Calibogue Sound, 2.3 miles north of Tybee Island, Georgia, when the vessel stranded on a submerged wreck. The three crewmembers aboard remained with the vessel until they were rescued by the US Coast Guard, and the vessel later broke apart. No pollution or injuries were reported. The vessel was a total loss. The vessel value was estimated at $60,000.

What We Found

​​The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the Miss Annie stranding and subsequent loss was the vessel striking an unmarked wreck, whose position had shifted from its previous known position and was yet to be charted or announced in the notice to mariners.

Lessons Learned

​​Identifying Navigation Hazards

Situation awareness demands a mariner should be alert for new hazards that can appear along their intended route. NOAA and the Coast Guard track these hazards and publish chart corrections each week. Mariners should adopt a process for identifying new hazards that are not marked on their paper or electronic chart system, before getting underway.

NOAA provides weekly chart updates: https://distribution.charts.noaa.gov/weekly_updates

The U.S. Coast Guard provides NOAA chart corrections each week in Section IV – Chart Corrections in the Local Notice to Mariners: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmMain​

​For a list of all chart corrections for paper charts tracked by Chart number and edition: https://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ntm/Default.aspx ​

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