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Originally Posted by javadog View Post
They have plenty of technology. Radar, tracking, the works.

VesselTracker.com

Enter ship name - Solong

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9322554
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Originally Posted by oldE View Post
Watched a break down of this this morning. The tanker was anchored off the Humber river. The freighter had left the Forth river and was proceeding at 16 knots along the course she usually traveled. Probably on autopilot with no one on watch.
Someone needs their masters ticket revoked.

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Les
So it wasn't like the two drove into each other. The tanker was "parked" and the other plowed into it. Easy to understand since tankers are so small.
autopilot with no one watching? Yikes
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