Queen Elizabeth II; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts | 1992-Aug-07

Initial Notification: At 2158, on August 7, 1992, the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II, on her way to New York, ran aground on an uncharted mound about four miles south of Buzzards Bay Tower, Cape Cod, Maine. At the time of the incident, the winds and seas were calm and visibility was about ten nautical miles. The only damage to the ship appeared to be the breaching of two ballast tanks and one fuel tank. The fuel tank was empty, but a small sheen became visible around the ship. USCG district 1. Keyword: containment boom, endangered species, tourism losses.