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From the photo, looks like the tanker T-boned the Navy ship. The Navy ship's captain can count on his career to be over even if he wasn't on the bridge. The officer on the bridge may also loose his career. The accident happened at 1am. Was the Navy ship running dark? Was their problems with the radar? Was there engine trouble? Was there problems with steering? Was the tanker speeding (article says it happened in the straights). So many questions for NIS. The crew's logs had better be recorded properly without any after accident editing.
What is the speed limit, and how fast can a tanker really go ? ? ?
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Some areas of the seas have limits because of high traffic conditions. According to the article, this happened in a busy shipping lane in the straights and it happened at 1 am. Tankers aren't very fast, but they also aren't very manuverable. They're usually manned by a skeleton crew and not always of the most trustworthy. Depending on the moon, it's hard to see other ships at night unless they have most or all their running lights on. I have no idea the quality of the radar to detect other ships in the area. I worked the Engine room, not the bridge. I would think an empty tanker would be easy to see on radar. A fully loaded tanker would be harder since it sits so low in the water. For all we know, the Navy ship could have been at anchor when it was hit.
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