Sandy Hook Pilot Dies in Boarding Accident at Port of New York and New Jersey

A veteran Sandy Hook ship pilot has died after falling during a boarding of an inbound containership at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Monday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded with units from the New York Fire Department and New York Police Department Harbor Police after the pilot fell while boarding the U.S.-flagged Maersk Kensington at 4:30 a.m.

The pilot was transported to a hospital on Staten Island by a Sandy Hook pilot boat, but eventually succumbed to injuries received in the fall, the Coast Guard said.

The Sandy Hook Pilots Association has identified the pilot as Captain Dennis R. Sherwood, a 35-year veteran of the pilotage service (the Sandy Hook Pilots Association is posted in full below).

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fall.

The Sandy Hook Pilots Association operates two “Ambrose class” station boats, the PB New York, which is used as the winter boat, and the PB New Jersey, utilized during the summer, as well as four smaller “America class” boats, which are used for pilot boarding and transporting pilots to and from the pilot station. It also has one larger boat, named Sandy Hook.

The Coast Guard did not specify which boat was involved in the accident.

The MV Maersk Kensington was arriving from Algeciras, Spain when the incident occurred, according to AIS data.

Around the time of the accident, the National Data Buoy Center’s New York Harbor Approach “Ambrose Light” buoy （Station 44065）was reporting significant wave heights in excess of 4 to 5-feet, with winds gusts up to 30 knots.

The Sandy Hook Pilots Association statement is posted in full below:

On December 30, 2019 at approximately 0430, Sandy Hook Pilot Captain Dennis R. Sherwood was involved in an incident while boarding a container vessel inbound to the Port of New York & New Jersey. He sustained injuries after falling from an accommodation ladder and was evacuated to a local hospital where his injuries proved to be fatal. Prior to the incident, Captain Sherwood had been piloting vessels in and out of the Port of New York & New Jersey for over 35 years. The incident is being investigated by the United States Coast Guard. Captain Sherwood is survived by his wife Marianne Sherwood, daughter Kelly Sherwood (son-in-law Robert McBriar), son Dennis Sherwood (son-in-law Paul Caruso), son William Sherwood and daughter Alexis Sherwood.

美国桑迪岬引航员在纽约-新泽西港的登轮事故中殉职

丹尼斯·R·舍伍德船长

12月30日早晨，一名经验丰富的船舶引航员在桑迪岬（美国新泽西州东部纽约湾入口处）登上一艘进入纽约-新泽西港集装箱船时摔下后殉职。

“马士基·肯辛顿”（Maersk Kensington）轮

美国海岸警卫队表示，引航员在凌晨4点30分登上悬挂美国国旗的“马士基·肯辛顿”（Maersk Kensington）轮时坠落，纽约消防局和纽约警察局港口警察部门对此做出了回应。

海岸警卫队说，这名引航员被“桑迪岬”号引航艇送往史坦顿岛的一家医院，但最终因坠落受伤严重而死亡。

桑迪岬引航协会已确认引航员是具有35年引航经验的退伍军人丹尼斯·R·舍伍德船长（桑迪岬引航协会已在下方完整显示相关信息）。

美国海岸警卫队已经开始对坠落周围的情况进行调查。

桑迪岬引航协会经营着两艘“安布罗斯”级引航船，分别是用作冬季的PB New York轮和用于夏季的PB New Jersey轮，还有四艘较小的“美国级”引航艇，用于引航员登离轮和运送引航员往返于引航站；他们还有一个更大一些的叫“桑迪岬”号的引航艇。

引航船PB New York轮

引航船PB New Jersey轮

引航船PB New York轮和PB New Jersey轮使用的工作艇

“美国级”引航艇

“桑迪岬”号引航艇

海岸警卫队未具体说明事故涉及哪艘引航船。

根据AIS的数据，事故船“马士基·肯辛顿”轮从西班牙的阿尔赫西拉斯驶来。

事故发生时，国家数据浮标中心的纽约港进口处“安布罗斯”灯浮（44065测点）显示有效波高度超过4至5英尺、阵风高达30节。

桑迪岬引航协会的声明全文如下：

2019年12月30日，大约0430，桑迪岬引航员丹尼斯·R·舍伍德船长在登上一艘驶往纽约-新泽西港的集装箱船时发生了事故，他从舷梯上摔下来后受伤，被转移到当地医院，伤势很重。事发之前，舍伍德船长在纽约-新泽西港引领船舶进出港已超过35年。美国海岸警卫队正在调查此事件。舍伍德船长的家人有妻子玛丽安·舍伍德、女儿凯利·舍伍德、儿子丹尼斯·舍伍德、儿子威廉·舍伍德和女儿亚历克西斯·舍伍德。

注：船讯网生成的“马士基·肯辛顿”轮轨迹图使用的是中国时间，显示该轮第二天离港出口。陆悦铭编译。

2014年，“美国级”引航艇“游荡者”号与一艘集装箱船发生碰撞，四名桑迪岬引航员受伤。

2018年3月16日，“马士基·肯星顿”轮在前往苏伊士运河途中，货舱内一只集装箱发生火情。该轮立即启动应急预案，船员迅速按流程采取行动，向货舱内施放二氧化碳灭火。所幸火情得到控制，船上26名船员安全无恙。

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