Stena Immaculate on fire off UK

In daylight, on autopilot with the OOW either busy on his mobile phone, or doing paperwork?
But it also raise a question about the watchkeeping on the anchored vessel:

  • Were there anybody on the bridge at all?
  • Was a lookout being kept for approaching vessels?
  • Was the radar on and monitored? If so, was manual plot being done on a ship that approached on a steady collision course since getting within radar range?
  • Was there any auto CPA/TCPA or AIS Proximity alarms active?

PS> In most cases of collision there are a shearing of blame, although it is hard to see any here.

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