Collision lookout failure

A German shipowner has pleaded guilty before a regional court in the UK to three merchant shipping vessel safety offenses following a collision between a coaster and the East Goodwin Light Vessel in February 2007.

A professional tour of the Port of CapeTown takes place on the afternoon session of Wednesday 15 May, followed by a free social evening. A Sponsored Theme Dinner takes place on the Tuesday evening and the traditional Congress Dinner will take place on Thursday evening.The owner of the ‘Jerome H’ pleaded guilty to charges of failure to keep a good lookout, failure to provide adequate charts and failure to comply with regulations concerning the provision of lookouts at night.