Search Begins for Cause of QE2 Accident; Board of Inquiry Will Convene Tomorrow

A 90-foot NOAA Coast and Geodetic Survey ship will continue its search today for the mysterious rock or underwater obstacle that seriously damaged the Queen Elizabeth 2 in Vineyard Sound Friday night.

The 963-foot ship can aground south of Cuttyhunk at 10 p.m. on a clear night after having spent most of the day anchored off East Chop. The New-York-bound QE2 was ending a five-day voyage which included stops to Bar Harbor, Me., St. John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Most of her 1,800 passengers had just finished spending the day visiting and touring the Vineyard.