Lessons Learned: Strictly Comply With COLREGs To Avoid Collision

Capt. John

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping has issued an information note to draw lessons learned from a collision between a bulk carrier and a fishing vessel in the Yellow Sea.

The incident

AHong Kong registered bulk carrier (the bulk carrier) collided with a fishing vessel (the fishing vessel) in the Yellow Sea. In the early morning of the accident day, the weather was cloudy with good visibility and northwesterly wind of force 6 to 7. The bulk carrier was sailing northeasterly while the fishing vessel was...

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