I have worked on offshore tugboats for the last 16 years. I'm currently a Mate on a tug/barge with a combined length overall of just shy of 500'. Maneuvering large vessels in close proximity to each other is very unique skill, one I'm constantly learning new things about.
Obviously, without details of what happened and just as importantly when, it's endless speculation. In a collision between 2 vessels, generally the investigation will find each with a percentage of blame.
The number of factors that could have contributed to these accidents is endless;
anything from mechanical failure to human mistakes could have caused this.
The truth is it's usually a combination of both of those.
Obviously, without details of what happened and just as importantly when, it's endless speculation. In a collision between 2 vessels, generally the investigation will find each with a percentage of blame.
The number of factors that could have contributed to these accidents is endless;
anything from mechanical failure to human mistakes could have caused this.
The truth is it's usually a combination of both of those.