Marine Accident Report-Ramming of the Maltese Bulk Carrier MONT FORT by the British Tankship MAERSK NEPTUNE in Upper New York Bay, February 15, 1988

摘要

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the ramming of the MONT FORT by the MAERSK NEPTUNE was the failure of the pilot to use the information concerning the radar distance to the anchored vessel provided by the master and the use of excessive speed while approaching his intended anchoring location. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain the latest anchorage information which was available from the New York Vessel Traffic Service and the absence of procedures requiring the New York Vessel Traffic Service to keep the MAERSK NEPTUNE informed of any changes in the status of the Staten Island anchorage while the vessel was en route.