An experienced LPG carrier master thought a stopped containership was underway before his gas ship collided with it off Gibraltar.
An investigation by the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found the bridge team on the 4,500-cbm King Arthur (built 2011) was distracted by VHF radio conversations as it approached the 4,250-teu ANL Wyong (built 2008) on 4 August, 2018.