Posted by Maggie.Lewis@humanproof.com on February, 09 2017 in Human Factors, Transportation

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch's final report into the collision of the car carrier City of Rotterdam and the cargo ro/ro Primula Seaways concluded that the incident was due to the pilot’s loss of situational awareness (disorientation) and the bridge team's failure to intervene, plus one strange contributing factor: a semicircular bridge design. Read the article here: http://maritime-executive.com/article/bridge-layout-contributed-to-roro-collision