Lessons learned: Fatigue leads to vessels’ collision

In its newly Safety Digest, UK MAIB discusses of a high-speed passenger ferry which escaped serious injury when the ferry struck a landing pontoon at speed, while it had 110 passengers and four crew on board.

The Incident

The ferry was providing a regular passenger/ commuter service on a busy waterway and was on its third run of the day. The skipper was feeling tired and finding it difficult to remain alert. He had started work on board at 0500 after finishing a night shift in a land-based...

https://safety4sea.com/lessons-learned-fatigue-leads-to-vessels-collision/

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