The UK and Denmark are investigating electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) after another grounding was partly blamed on how it is being used by seafarers.
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said it has recently probed several grounding incidents in which the way the vessels' ECDIS was configured and utilised was contributory.
"There is increasing evidence to suggest that first-generation ECDIS systems were designed primarily to comply with the performance standards required by the IMO, as these systems became a mandatory requirement on ships, with insufficient attention being given to the needs of the end user," it added.
