Maritime Investigation report on USS McCain collision

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(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Singapore Transport Safety Investigation Bureau has issued the Final Report on its investigation of the collision between the container ship Alnic MC and the destroyer USS John S. McCain in Singapore waters on 21 August 2017.

The report stated that the collision happened because of a sudden turn to port by USS John S. McCain. The sudden turn was due to a series of missteps that took place after a transfer of propulsion controls, which led to confusion as to which station had steering control, and an unintentional reduction of the port engine throttle which increased the rate of USS John S. McCain turn to port.

The corresponding Investigation Report for the same collision, issued  by the US Navy (released Nov. 1 2017), can be found here: US Navy Releases Investigation Report for USS Fitzgerald and USS John S McCain Collisions

The Final Investigation Report from the Singapore Transport Safety Investigation Bureau can be downloaded here by clicking below image.

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Source: Singapore Ministry of Transport

 

 

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