Unalaska, AK – Friday the National Transportation Safety Board opened to the public documents about the 2008 Alaska Ranger sinking. Included in the more than 6,800 pages are a factual report about the events of the March 23, 2008 accident, vessel inspection documents, diagrams drawn by survivors, and many others. These were used to develop a draft report on the incident which killed 5 of the 47 people on the Alaska Ranger. The draft report will not be released to the public and is currently under review by the board. It will be discussed during a meeting in Washington, D.C. on or around September 30. During that session, the board will vote on the probable cause of the accident and on the findings and conclusions of the report. They will also make recommendations for improving safety and preventing similar accidents. The documents were released as part of standard protocol to allow the public to review them before the hearing.

You can view the documents on the NTSB website.