Cargo ship crushes tugboat in Panama Canal

The collision of 3 ships, an unfortunate event that highlighted the importance of human factors on accident causation,

According to information from “Dominica News Online” and “Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority”

​A state licensed pilot from the Sabine Pilots took navigational control of the Gas Ares as it was heading to a loading dock on the Neches River.

Apparently there were two crew members on board, but no pilot. One of crew was recovered and declared dead, another one, skipper of the boat, is missing.

"Analysis of reports indicates that pilot ladders (Pilot Transfer Arrangements, or PTAs) and
intentional deviations from safety procedures remain the main causes of near misses..."

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Fosen Yard AS has built a semi-closed fish farm construction with a diameter of 160m and a depth of 20m.
The second half ring of this construction has left Emden on Friday.

by The Panama Canal

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