Lack Of Effective Monitoring of Position At Anchor Leads To $16.9M Marine Accident

Lack Of Effective Monitoring of Position At Anchor Leads To $16.9M Marine Accident

A bridge team’s lack of effective monitoring of their position while at anchor led to a cargo ship colliding with an anchored bulk carrier and striking a chemical dock on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, according to a National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Brief released Thursday.