Singaporean vessel, crashed at 1AM shortly after departing port.
I'm making a stab in the dark bet that maybe the bridge was running on a skeleton crew and one or more of them were drunk as fuck from partying on the same night they were due to depart.
The vessel apparently has a history of crashing into things, so maybe the captain is an alcoholic.
You shouldn't need a source, a harbour pilot should always be driving the ship, that is standard procedure for most harbours in the world with dredged channels.
Singaporean vessel, crashed at 1AM shortly after departing port.
I'm making a stab in the dark bet that maybe the bridge was running on a skeleton crew and one or more of them were drunk as fuck from partying on the same night they were due to depart.
The vessel apparently has a history of crashing into things, so maybe the captain is an alcoholic.
The ship is still within the harbour bounds, shouldn't it be driven by a pilot from the docks?
Good point, my shipping knowledge is mediocre at best, hadn't even thought about that.
Apparently a local pilot was driving the ship out of the port. I don't have a source but my wife was watching a broadcast where that was announced.
You shouldn't need a source, a harbour pilot should always be driving the ship, that is standard procedure for most harbours in the world with dredged channels.