USS Fitzgerald collision – Important Lessons To Be Learned
Normally I limit my articles to sharing facts but this month I will also share my thoughts on a serious issue – that of marine casualties.
This past month has seen a maritime casualty which any seafarer worth his or her salt knows full well should not have occurred, namely the grounding of the Japanese owned Cape size bulk carrier M.V. Wakashio off Mauritius with significant environmental consequences and loss of the ship itself. Let’s not beat around the bush, given today’s navigation aids, this occurrence was inexcusable gross negligence.