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Did hull plating deterioration lead to Captain Alex flooding and sinking?
Uncontrolled flooding through a hole in the plating beneath the engine room of the 1996-built fishing vessel Captain Alex led to its sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety