Quick action helps avoid vessel grounding

Quick action helps avoid vessel grounding

Quick and effective action in an urgent situation is often possible when the crew are thoroughly familiar with their ship. This was the lesson learned from a recent Mars Report in which a crew managed to avoid grounding by quickly responding to an engine failure. The...
Tanker collides with fishing vessel in plain sight

Tanker collides with fishing vessel in plain sight

Monitor other vessels and targets until all clear and do not undertake other tasks while navigating. This seems simple advice, but still a lot goes wrong in this respect. In a recent Mars Report, a tanker hit a fishing vessel due to wrong assumptions and ineffective...