[AndyJackson]

Fuel tanker and cargo ship collide

The writer meant to say a cargo ship collided with a tanker at anchor. It's like describing a collision between a drunken driver and a light pole. The light pole was coming straight at me but it was too late to turn away.

[mewzilla]

https://gcaptain.com/us-merchant-marine-oil-tanker-in-flames-off-uk/

Per the above...

“...“It appears that Solong did not slow down or maneuver. It rammed straight into the side of Stena Immaculate,” said maritime historian Sal Mercogliano in a video analyzing the AIS ship tracks...”

[mewzilla]

Much more here...

https://maritime-executive.com/article/tanker-busts-into-flames-after-being-hit-by-containership-off-england

[al baby]

[READINABLUESTATE]

I heard that the Solong was traveling at 16 knots when it broad sided the tanker.
Almost sounds intentional.

[Bob434]

Thankfully crew was reacued- can’t imagine being on a ship when it,goes down 8n middle of nowhere. If i had tk choose, Would much rather go down in a plane than a ship

[PerConPat]

it appeared the crew of the cargo ship had not been “maintaining a proper lookout by radar”

"Iron Mike"? Cargo vessels, at times, are slow to change course when "Mike" has the conn.

[citizen]

This is in the area where the Finns (was it the Finns?) were refusing to service American fuel tankers.

[Scrambler Bob]

The ocean is really, really big.

Oh, I accidentally hit something.

[Flaming Conservative]

Who wants to bet it was a deliberate hit?

[b4me]

I thought I read elsewhere earlier that 32 people died?

[bitt]

SMELLING RATS...