Cargo ship crushes tugboat in Panama Canal

A bulk carrier was departing port with a pilot on the bridge to assist with the undocking and manoeuvre downriver. The operation was also assisted by two conventionally propelled tugs, one forward and one aft.

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

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This article was originally published on Baird Maritime (link below)
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