Alcohol and fatigue lead to vessel grounding

Alcohol and fatigue lead to vessel grounding

Taking the watch alone at night while being tired is always a very bad idea. Adding alcohol into the mix is even worse. A recent Mars Report tells of a ship’s master who did just that resulting in the vessel grounding. The incident was covered in a recent Mars...
Unacceptable Practices Lead to Grounding

Unacceptable Practices Lead to Grounding

Performing other tasks than navigation during the watch, fatigue and alcohol all contributed to a car carrier grounding. To top it off, the Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System was not functioning. The result: a total constructive loss that could easily have been...