North Sea visibility was 'patchy' when ships collided, say investigators

London [UK], April 4: Visibility was "patchy" when a container ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea last month, an investigation has found.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) noted in a preliminary report that neither vessel had a "dedicated lookout on the bridge." The ship Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate tanker on March 10 about 19 kilometres off the coast of East Yorkshire in northern England, leaving one man missing, presumed dead. Stena Immaculate was anchored 8 kilometres north of navigational aid the Humber light float.
The MAIB said: "The visibility in the area north of the Humber light float was reported to be patchy and varying between 0.25 nautical miles (nm) and 2.0nm."
Source: Qatar Tribune