In its latest Safety Digest, UK MAIB analyzes the grounding of a ship while navigating in a narrow, buoyed channel. The incident highlighted issues associated with lack of accurate tidal stream data and poor information exchange.
The incident
While approaching a port, a large bulk carrier headed towards a narrow, 100m wide channel at a speed of 4kts with the master, second mate, a helmsman and two harbour pilots on the bridge. None of the officers had visited the port before.
The pilots had...
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