Lessons learned after ferry runs under pier

Capt. John

The UK MAIB described an incident in which the wheelhouse of a small water jet propelled passenger ferry was severely damaged when the ferry overshot its intended berth and ran under a pier. The skipper suffered minor abrasions from the impact, but the two other crewmen and the 15 passengers escaped injury.

The incident

It was dark and the 1½ mile crossing had been uneventful. As usual, when the ferry was about 100m from its berth, which was on the inner side of a pontoon attached to a pier, the...

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