schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOil tanker and cargo vessel collide in North Seawww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11
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minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThis happened not far off the coast. Looks like the oil tanker was at anchor waiting, while the cargo ship ploughed into it. Oil tankers are not exactly the most nimble of ships, even if it tried to get out of the way.
minus-squareSomethingBlack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI completely understand that neither would be very nimble but I’d expect with how large I’m sure both ships are (an assumption, I know) they shouldn’t need to be nimble to be able to avoid a collision if they’re so visible
This happened not far off the coast. Looks like the oil tanker was at anchor waiting, while the cargo ship ploughed into it.
Oil tankers are not exactly the most nimble of ships, even if it tried to get out of the way.
I completely understand that neither would be very nimble but I’d expect with how large I’m sure both ships are (an assumption, I know) they shouldn’t need to be nimble to be able to avoid a collision if they’re so visible