The report of the National Transportation Safety Board’s inquiry into the collision of the containership MSC Rita with the fishing trawler Tremont on October 28, 2022, in the Atlantic Ocean, around 63 miles southeast of Chincoteague, Virginia, was released.
The captain of the fishing vessel was found to be responsible for the collision, which caused an estimated $6.25 million in damages. The captain failed to keep a sufficient lookout and worked on the gyrocompass while the autopilot was...