The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has actually launched its record right into the crash in between a basic freight vessel and a split receptacle intrude the Bornholmsgat website traffic splitting up system off Sweden that caused the loss of 2 lives.
The UK signed up basic freight vessel Scot Carrier and the Denmark signed up split receptacle barge Karin Høj clashed, leading to the capsize of the barge and the loss of its 2 team on 13 December 2021.
Safety problems determined in the record consist of:
• Scot Carrier’s watchkeeper transformed training course without figuring out that it was risk-free to do so.
• Neither watchkeeper on both vessels responded to the establishing scenario, or acted in time to stop a crash
• No hunts were published on either vessel.
• Scot Carrier’s watchkeeper was sidetracked by the use an individual tablet computer system.
• Scot Carrier’s watchkeeper might have been affected by alcohol.
Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, Andrew Moll OBE, claimed: “International requirements are clear that posting an additional person on the bridge as a dedicated lookout is vital to safe navigation. However, this investigation is one of many that have found that the watchkeepers were alone on the bridge at night.
“This report also highlights the dangers of distraction from watchkeeping duties. While shipping companies may have procedures to address distraction, seafarers are also responsible for acting professionally: watchkeeping is a safety critical task. Shipping companies should empower their crews to make the right decisions, highlighting the impact that distraction has on task performance, and have effective methods of ensuring that an additional lookout is posted at night and in poor visibility.”
The record makes a referral to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to make clear to the delivery sector that publishing an extra search in the evening and in limited presence is a regulative demand on UK ships and all ships in UK waters.
