Human error caused sinking of Taiwanese research ship
The sinking of Taiwanese maritime research vessel "Ocean Researcher V" has been attributed chiefly to human error, according to a Maritime and Port Bureau report released on Mar 2, 2015.
Most members of the Committee for Investigation of Marine Casualties agreed that human error was the main contributing factor to the disaster.
Investigators found that the crew members did not follow correct procedures during the return voyage, which required the use of nautical charts to map the ship position, and they did not make full preparation for the possibility of a disaster.
Adjustments to the ship's course were not made when it deviated off course, which led to the tragedy.
Neither the captain nor the crew realised the ship went off course due to bad weather and failed to adjust course in time.
If they had made the adjustments in time, the accident on Oct 10, 2014, when the ship hit a reef and sank off Taiwan, certainly would not have happened.
Two of the 45 people on board the vessel died.
The sinking of Taiwanese maritime research vessel "Ocean Researcher V" has been attributed chiefly to human error, according to a Maritime and Port Bureau report released on Mar 2, 2015.
Most members of the Committee for Investigation of Marine Casualties agreed that human error was the main contributing factor to the disaster.
Investigators found that the crew members did not follow correct procedures during the return voyage, which required the use of nautical charts to map the ship position, and they did not make full preparation for the possibility of a disaster.
Adjustments to the ship's course were not made when it deviated off course, which led to the tragedy.
Neither the captain nor the crew realised the ship went off course due to bad weather and failed to adjust course in time.
If they had made the adjustments in time, the accident on Oct 10, 2014, when the ship hit a reef and sank off Taiwan, certainly would not have happened.
Two of the 45 people on board the vessel died.