On a fine day in early 2005, the Master of the ro-pax ship Arahura planned to carry out an emergency steering drill as was required by regulation. Problem was, he didn't inform anyone else of his intentions until the last moment.
Research shows that the average person makes over 35,000 decisions in just one day. There's a way to help ourselves and our colleagues on the frontline make consistently good decisions.
Lessons from the El Faro sinking which led to the tragic loss of 33 lives in a storm in October 2015.
Part-2 in the series analyzing the 2017 U.S. Navy collisions, this article analyzes the collision between the USS John McCain and the Alnic MC in the Malacca Straits
Lessons from the ship collisions involving the USS Fitzgerald, USS John McCain and the USS Lake Champlain with a loss of 17 lives. The US Navy is a powerful navy, both in terms of sophisticated ships and highly trained navigators. When three of its ships collide in separate incidents, within months of each other, it’s a matter of concern for all users of the sea.
This is my article which appeared in the October 2017 edition of the newsletter of Navigate Response
