In July 2021, a cargo ship ran aground off the west side of Scotland after a watchman who had been drinking during an “impromptu wake” had fallen asleep on duty.
The event occurred in July 2021, when the hull of the BBC Marmara was damaged. Before the collision, the vessel’s second officer, who had been given charge of watch duty, was discovered “loudly snoring” on the bridge.
A Marine Accident Inquiry Branch (abbreviated as MAIB) inquiry found a lack of...