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Death of MSST Anchorage Petty Officer Administrative Investigation

"Consistent with the Commandant’s policy of transparency, the enclosures to the Final Action Memorandum are provided in this section of the reading room. The enclosures have been reviewed under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and redactions have been made where appropriate."

Index of Related Documents
Enclosure 1: Administrative Investigation Convening Order dated 26 March 2007
Enclosure 2: MSST Anchorage Deployment History
Enclosure 3: Draft: Coast Guard PWCS/US Navy AT/FP Puget Sound Communications Procedures
Enclosure 4: Presentation: Operation Ice Free Outbrief
Enclosure 5: Travel Orders for PS3 Gill
Enclosure 6: MSST Anchorage Boat Mission Report
Enclosure 7: Incident Location Overview
Enclosure 8: Photos taken from Washington State Ferry Prior to Incident Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6
Enclosure 9: Handwritten Witness Statements of MSST Anchorage Crewmembers of Boat 25501 (Crewmembers: Coxswain (BM2), Crew (MK3), Crew (MST2)
Enclosure 10: Investigating Officer’s Summary of Witness Statements contained in Enclosure 9 (Crewmembers of Boat 25501: Coxswain (BM2), Crew (MK3), Crew (MST2)
Enclosure 11: Handwritten Witness Statements of MSST Anchorage Crewmembers (Crewmembers of Boat 25493: Coxswain (BM2), Crew (GM3), Crew (MK3)
Enclosure 12: Investigating Officer’s Summary of Witness Statements contained in Enclosure 11 (Crewmembers of Boat 25493: Coxswain (BM2), Crew (GM3), Crew (MK3)
Enclosure 13: Witness Statements of Two MSST Seattle Crewmembers
Enclosure14: Investigating Officer’s Summary of Witness Statement of MSST Seattle (Coxswain/EMT)
Enclosure 15: Witness Statements of Four Station Seattle Crewmembers
Enclosure 16: Investigating Officer’s Summary of the Statements of the Captain of the Ferry Tillikum and Witness Statement of Ferry Passenger
Enclosure 17: Email traffic dated 26 March 2007; Personnel Casualty Report; Assignment of Mishap Analysis Board; Loss in the Line of Duty; Email Traffic dated 27 March 2007; ALCOAST on Memorial Services for PS3 Gill
Enclosure 18: Sector Seattle’s SAR folder and transcribed radio log
Enclosure 19: Email dated 25 March re: MSST Seattle Support for MSST Anchorage
Enclosure 20: Email Traffic dated 25 March re: PS3 Gill
Enclosure 21: Press Release and emails about the death of PS3 Gill
Enclosure 22: Medical Examiner’s Diagram of Injuries and Email Traffic referencing autopsy report
Enclosure 23: Boat Record Book for Boat 25501
Enclosure 24: Program Hours
Enclosure 25: Casualty Reports for Boat 25501
Enclosure 26: Report of Investigation, CG 25501 Capsizing 19 Sep 05
Enclosure 27: Memorandum dated 21 Nov 2002 re: RB-HS Safe Speed Test
Enclosure 28: SnapShot – PGM-FI
Enclosure 29: Photographs of Boat 25501 following mishap Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page4, Page5, Page6, Page7, Page8, Page9, Page10, Page11, Page12, Page13, Page14, Page15, Page16, Page17, Page18, Page19, Page20
Enclosure 30: Photographs of PS3 Gill’s Gear Page4, Page13
Enclosure 31: MSST Anchorage RB-S Outfit List
Enclosure 32: Photographs of Surf Belt Page1, Page2
Enclosure 33: Copy of Solicitation for Commercial Items
Enclosure 34: Photographs of Quick Release Strap Prototype Gun Belt System Page1, Page2, Page3
Enclosure 35: Classroom Assignments for Pre-Deployment Training
Enclosure 36: Training Record Reports
Enclosure 37: Crew Underway Hours
Enclosure 38: Memo RE: Boat Crew Examination Board Designations
Enclosure 39: Boat Crew Examining Board Results
Enclosure 40: Boat Crew Examining Board Results
Enclosure 41: Memo dated 12 Oct 2004: MSST 91111 Ready for Operations (RFO) Inspection; Memo dated 25 Feb 2005: MSST Initial Stand-Up Training (IST) After Action Report; MSST Training Matrix; MSST Anchorage Ready for Operations Summary
Enclosure 42: Memo dated 6 April 2006: MSST Tactical Boat Crew and Tactical Coxswain Courses (501615)
Enclosure 43: Memo dated 5 December 2005: Standing Orders to Operational Detachments
Enclosure 44: MSST Anchorage Instruction 6260.2
Enclosure 45: MSST Anchorage Instruction 6270.17
Enclosure 46: Defender Class Operator’s Handbook, Chapter 6, Section E (Boat Handling), COMDTINST 16114.37B
Enclosure 47: Message: Use of Seat Belts and/or Helmets While Operating Defender Class Boats
Enclosure 48: Machine Gun Carriage and Readiness Posture
Enclosure 49: MSST Response Boat Tactics Training Guidelines, Pacific AREA Instruction 3530.1
Enclosure 50: Tactical Coxswain Update
Enclosure 51: Message: FY07 Boat Operating Hours
Enclosure 52: MSST Anchorage Navigation Standards
Enclosure 53: Boat Crew Communications
Enclosure 54: Draft of MSST Detachment Team Leader Syllabus
Enclosure 55: Message & Email Traffic on Boat Gunner Restraint System
Enclosure 56: Message on Mounted Weapon Carrier
Enclosure 57: MSST Anchorage Personnel Chart
Enclosure 58: Summaries of Witness Statements (Detachment Team Leader, Waterside Section Chief, Commanding Officer, and Executive Officer)
Enclosure 59: Summary of Witness Interview: MSST Anchorage Leadership
Enclosure 60: Summary of Witness Interview: MSST Anchorage Leadership
Enclosure 61: Summary of Witness Interview: Command Senior Chief from DOG Commissioning Cell
Enclosure 62: MSST Anchorage Personnel Roster
Enclosure 63: USCG Adhoc Query Report
Enclosure 64: Email Traffic: Post Mishap
Enclosure 65: Summary of Witness Statements: Commanding Officer SMTC
Enclosure 66: Emergency Medical Technician ID Card
Enclosure 67: Press Releases Concerning Establishment of MSST Anchorage
Enclosure 68: Deployment Summary Message
Enclosure 69: Memo dated 1 Nov 2004: Consolidated Letter of Qualification, Certification and Currency Maintenance
Enclosure 70: Special Mission Training and Qualification Manual, COMDTINST M3502.16
Enclosure 71: Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST) Program Manual, COMDTINST M3510.3
Enclosure 72: USCG Maritime Law Enforcement Manual, COMSTINST M16247.1D
Enclosure 73: USCG Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Manual, Volume I – COMDTINST M16114.32A
Enclosure 74: USCG Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Manual, Volume II – COMDTINST M16114.33
Enclosure 75: Boat Crew Seamanship Manual COMDTINST M16114.5C
Enclosure 76: Response Boat Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (RB-TTP) Manual, COMDTINST M16601.7
Enclosure 77: Message: Defender Class Safety Advisory
Enclosure 78: Message: Defender Class Safety Advisory (RBS-001-06)
Enclosure 79: Message: Safety Standdown Areas of Emphasis Boat Forces
Enclosure 80: MSST TACON Shift of MSST Anchorage Tailored Force Package
Enclosure 81: ALCOAST: Revision to the Machine Gun Boat Course
Enclosure 82: Message Traffic: Mounted Automatic Weapons Qualifications
Enclosure 83: MSST Anchorage Instruction M3530.1
Enclosure 84: Summary of Witness Statement (Sector Seattle Commander)
Enclosure 85: Supplemental Summary of Witness Statement (Commanding Officer of SMTC)
Enclosure 86: Supplemental Summary of Witness Statement (Commanding Officer of MSST 91111)
Enclosure 87: Supplemental Summary of Witness Statement (MSST Anchorage Crew)
Enclosure 88: Email traffic dated 18 September 2007: Mounted Weapons Qualifications
Enclosure 89: Marine Safety Manual, Volume VII, Port Security, COMDTINST M16000.12
Enclosure 90: 1992 USCG Regulations, COMDTINST M5000.3B (cover page)
Enclosure 91: Operation Neptune Shield OPORDER
Enclosure 92: Death Certificate

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