Oil tanker v Cargo ship.

[Mottie]

How the feck do two ships collide out at sea? Apparently they had a 10 mile view and radar tells them at 24 miles.

Cargo ship captain arrested over collision in North Sea, owner tells BBC

A Portuguese registered cargo ship and a US-flagged tanker collided off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[RandomGrinch]

How the feck do two ships collide out at sea?

Total conjecture, but it currently looks a little like complacency, following previous tracks, without paying attention...

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Crash for cash?

 

[JP_]

American aviation fuel - Russian sabotage?

 

[Odds]

Was mtr-bkng driving one of 'em?

 

[gas112]

Brake checked him

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Wouldn't have happened under Trump.

 

[blup]

They pass each other quite close with modern navigation aids, so probably no one on watch

 

[Koolpc]

Notchy or noseitall will be along in a bit to blame Trump for it!!

 

[diy_fun_uk]

They pass each other quite close with modern navigation aids, so probably no one on watch

Too busy ranting on the GD section of this forum ...

 

[just pumps]

How the feck do two ships collide out at sea? Apparently they had a 10 mile view and radar tells them at 24 miles.

Cargo ship captain arrested over collision in North Sea, owner tells BBC

A Portuguese registered cargo ship and a US-flagged tanker collided off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

HaHa, you ever driven a ship of size?

 

[motorbiking]

Looks like the US one was at anchor.

AIS would show collision warning. But if the anchored vessel is not showing the correct day shape / anchor lights. then they have a problem. I can’t see a black ball on the bow, but it may have burned already.

 

[JohnD]

"A US-flagged oil tanker was hit by a container ship in the North Sea on Monday morning, triggering fires on both vessels and a rescue operation by UK emergency services."

"Tracking information from Marine Traffic, the vessel traffic information site, suggested the container ship Solong had ploughed into the oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, while the tanker was at anchor."

FT.com

 

[charliegolf]

Radar assisted collision? AKA complacency.

 

[securespark]

While the tanker was at anchor

, a wanchor cranked her.