Lifeboats and firefighting teams are on the scene, after two ships collide off the coast of East Yorkshire.
  • Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    If they just made these ships bigger so you could spot them more easily on a plane void of other vertical structures, then they couldn’t just sneak up on you out of nowhere.

  • SomethingBlack@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    2 years ago

    Now, I’m no expert but as I understand it, the North Sea is a pretty big place.

    How is this even possible with modern navigation and communication systems? Even archaic, navigation and communication systems would be able to prevent this from happening. A crows nest would probably be able to avoid this from happening.

    Am I crazy?

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      Most ships operate on autopilot. I’m guessing the one at anchor didn’t have its transponder running, and there was no one really paying attention on the bridge of the other, since 99.9% of the time the ship runs itself, and the ocean is a very big and empty space.

      But that’s mostly speculation.

      • Docus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        2 years ago

        Marine radar tends to have a collision alert. Even on autopilot, someone on the bridge should hear alarm bells. Assuming their equipment works. So gross negligence most likely.