Evidence
8 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-8).
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[1]MARAD, National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory, July 31, 2026 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- p. 7/18, RRF - Roll-On/Roll-Off, CAPE DUCATO row; p. 3/18 RRF definition
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s July 31, 2026 inventory identifies Cape Ducato as AKR 5051, a roll-on/roll-off vessel in the Atlantic division, built in 1972, with an Entered Fleet date of November 18, 1985. Its assigned location is Charleston, South Carolina, and its status is RRF.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1972; 1985; 2026-07-31
- Limitations
- Inventory status and assigned location are dated July 31, 2026, not a live position or September condition survey. Entered Fleet is not a Navy commissioning date. The design code is not interpreted as proof of a builder or country. No asbestos information.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-01
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[2]MARAD, Vessel Characteristics, March 1, 2016 [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- printed p. 2 (PDF p. 8), Cape D class roster; Appendix C, printed p. 35 (PDF p. 41), CAPE DUCATO / BARRANDUNA
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s March 1, 2016 characteristics pamphlet lists Cape Ducato in the Cape D class and gives its former name as Barranduna.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2016
- Limitations
- The class roster and former-name table establish these identity links only. Class specifications and crew capacities are not individualized exposure evidence. No crew figure is carried without the required NHHC verification.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-02
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[3]MARAD, Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1986 (published June 1987) [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- printed p. 39 (PDF p. 46), Chapter 8, Ready Reserve Force, middle column activation bullets
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- MARAD’s FY1986 annual report records that the Chief of Naval Operations ordered Cape Ducato activated from a Baltimore layberth for cargo-carrying exercises. The report discusses Ducato and Cape Bon together and reports 139 operating days for that paired entry. This documents actual operational service.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- FY1986
- Limitations
- The 139-day figure is not assigned to Ducato alone: the paired wording does not disaggregate days by ship. No exact sailing dates, crew count, asbestos material, exposure or abatement finding is supplied.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-03
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[4]GAO, Olympic Marine Services, Inc., B-246143, B-246146, B-246181, February 19, 1992 [gao]
- Locator
- decision paragraphs beginning “With respect to the Cape Ducato,” “We do not find reasonable,” and “Since the procurement”; footnote 3
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- In Olympic Marine Services, Inc., GAO described Cape Ducato’s main-engine malfunction and MSC’s request for repairs within 21 days to enable military-vehicle transport to the Middle East. Interocean Management was its ship manager. GAO sustained the Cape Ducato procurement protest on February 19, 1992 because Olympic was improperly omitted from the competition; repairs were already complete, and protest costs were recoverable.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1991-1992
- Limitations
- Other litigation / administrative bid protest, not qualifying asbestos litigation. Procurement findings do not establish asbestos content or exposure during diesel-engine repair. The Diamond State protest was separately dismissed; that disposition must not be transferred to Ducato. No asbestos trial finding or affirmed judgment is asserted.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-04
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[5]GAO, Golten Marine Co., Inc. - Reconsideration, B-228398.2, April 18, 1988 [gao]
- Locator
- paragraph beginning “We agree with the protester that MARAD’s reference”; final disposition
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- GAO’s April 18, 1988 Golten Marine reconsideration decision mentions a Cape Ducato smoke-detector solicitation but treats it as irrelevant to the disputed receipt of an engine-overhaul solicitation for other named ships. Reconsideration was denied.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 1987-1988
- Limitations
- Other litigation / administrative bid protest, not an asbestos case and not a name collision. Engine-overhaul findings concerning Cape Diamond, Cape Decision and Cape Domingo cannot be assigned to Cape Ducato. This denial is not a merits-level asbestos negative.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-05
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[6]MARAD, Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1986, Safety Program / Asbestos Control [marad_nrc]
- Locator
- printed p. 46 (PDF p. 53), middle column, Safety Program / Asbestos Control
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- MARAD’s FY1986 annual report describes an agency asbestos-control plan to eliminate asbestos materials, repair or replace installed materials, change work procedures, and train employees. It also describes medical surveillance, industrial-hygiene services and asbestos-safety training associated with NDRF sites.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- FY1986
- Limitations
- Verified agency/fleet-era background only, supporting Tier 2 context. The section does not name Cape Ducato and proves no asbestos product, installed location, quantity, condition, removal, individual exposure or disease aboard this hull. The report’s agency-wide asbestos litigation totals on p. 45 are likewise not vessel findings.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-06
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[7]Codex research finding, bounded by the search ledger and preserved CourtListener helper outputs [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger sl-mv-cape-ducato-01 through sl-mv-cape-ducato-14; research/mv-cape-ducato/cl-*.json and cl-*.log
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No qualifying ship-specific asbestos survey, abatement record, product identification or asbestos litigation was located in the sources reviewed. The authenticated CourtListener exact-name opinion query returned zero results. The hull-number opinion query was blocked by the shared pacing budget; docket and former-name searches were not completed after the required stand-down.
- Verification
- partial
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Study period
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Search outcome only, not proof that asbestos or litigation is absent. CourtListener coverage is incomplete: the blocked hull request is not a zero result. No inference from construction date, class or diesel propulsion is used to establish asbestos aboard. Ship-specific asbestos status remains unknown.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-07
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[8]NARA, Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Maritime Administration (RG 357) [other_primary]
- Locator
- sections 357.1-357.4; guide lists headquarters and regional records and Maritime Subsidy Board minutes
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- NARA’s RG 357 guide identifies Maritime Administration records, but no Cape Ducato asbestos or repair file was retrieved. MARAD vessel survey, acquisition and maintenance files remain a research target requiring confirmation of custody and availability.
- Verification
- unverified
- Role
- archival_lead
- Documentation level
- context_only
- Accessed
- 2026-09-24
- Limitations
- Repository-level lead only. The guide’s listed series largely predate this vessel’s federal service; its 1961-1992 textual entry is Board minutes, not a verified hull-maintenance series. No box, accession, asbestos report or digitization status is established.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-mv-cape-ducato-08